Diesel and Gas-Engine Plants in South America - other

Cristiano Rocha
Location: Brazil
Operator: Rio Amazonas Energia SA
Configuration: 5 X 17.08 MW 18V46 engines
Fuel: heavy oil
Operation: 2006
E/G supplier: Wartsila
EPC: Wartsila
Quick facts: Cristiano Rocha is in Manaus and started up in Nov 2006. Electricity is supplied to local Eletrobrás company Amazonas Distribuidora de Energia SA (formerly Manaus Energia). The plant is planned for conversion to natural gas. RAESA is controlled by Multiner.

Photograph courtesy of Multiner SA
Posted 10 Apr 2011

GERA
Location: Brazil
Operator: Usina Geradora de Energia do Amazonas SA
Configuration: 5 X 16.6 MW 18V46 engines
Fuel: heavy oil
Operation: 2006
E/G supplier: Wartsila
EPC: Wartsila
Quick facts: This plant was ordered in Oct 2005. In Aug 2006, Development Fund of the Amazon (FDA) agreed $63.2mn in financing for the Gera project and an additional $21.1mn was supplied by the Constitutional Fund of the North (FNO). The contract was worth about €45mn to Wartsila.

Photograph courtesy of Grupo Servtec
Posted 15 Aug 2009

Ibague
Location: Colombia
Operator: Colombia Energy Operators SA
Configuration: 5 X 4.9-MW 18V34SG engines
Fuel: natural gas
Operation: 1998
E/G supplier: Wartsila
Quick facts: The plant supplies the Cimentos Diamante (CEMEX) cement plant, which has an annual capacity of 2mn tons.

Photograph courtesy of Wartsila
Posted 10 Feb 2005

Serra do Navio
Location: Brazil
Operator: Amapari Energy
Configuration: 12 X 1.9 MW
Fuel: diesel oil
Operation: 2008
E/G supplier: MAN/STX
Quick facts: Amapari Energy is a 51/49 partnership between MPX and Eletronorte. The plant went online in Jun 2008 and has a contract to supply electricity directly to the Anglo Ferrous Mining Amapá and serves the cities of Serra do Navio and Pedra Branca do Amapari in emergencies.

Photograph courtesy of MPX Energia
Posted 9 Apr 2011

Sete Lagoas
Location: Brazil
Operator: Cummins Brasil
Configuration: 44 X 1.5-MW 2000 DQKC engines
Fuel: diesel oil
Operation: 2002
E/G supplier: Cummins
EPC: Distribuidora Cummins Minas SA
Quick facts: The plant was deployed in Minas Gerais as part of Brazil's emergency generation program.

Photograph courtesy of Power
Posted 19 Mar 2005

Suape-II
Location: Brazil
Operator: Energética Suape II SA
Configuration: 17 X 22.35 MW 20V46F engines
Fuel: heavy oil
Operation: 2011
E/G supplier: Wartsila
EPC: Wartsila
Quick facts: The €200mn turnkey contract for Suape-II was signed in May 2010, excavation began in Jan 2010, and full construction started in Aug 2010. This is the largest power station yet built by Wartsila. The engines are located in three powerhouses, each measuring 57m by 33m. Two of the engine halls house six engines while a third building contains the remaining five.The facility went into operation at the end of Dec 2011 and Wartsila secured a 3yr O&M agreement for the project in Mar 2012. It will operated at intermediate-load. The operating company is jointly-owned by Petrobras and CIBE Participação SA. The site is in Suape, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco.

Photograph courtesy of Wartsila
Posted 7 Jul 2012

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 07-Jul-2012

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