Project 1 – João Pessoa Powerplant (Brazil)

Project 1 – João Pessoa Powerplant

Context and Key points

The main characteristics of what was considered to be the largest thermoelectric plant powered by fuel oil Engines in the world at that time, now occupies the third place in terms of installed capacity:

Located in a land with 800 thousand m2 in the Industrial District of João Pessoa-PB
Installed power of 342 MW
With a transmission line of 5.5 KM in 230KV with connection in SE Mussure II of CHESF

Genset Commissioning

Commissioning of 32/40 MAN Diesel engines :

System checks and preliminary inspection for erection completion
Blanc test of equipments and sensors
Partial tests with medium, on Engine and auxiliaries, testing of sequences
Functionnal tests of Genset unit, running at nominal speed and load, adjustments

342 MW

Power Output

December 2010

Operation Date

40 x 32/40 V&L

MAN Diesel Engines

304.000.000$

Budget

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Project 1 – João Pessoa Powerplant

Context and Key points

Genset Commissioning

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