Fonte: ANEEL
Company CPMC Celulose Riograndense Ltda. was allowed to act as energy the self-producing* agent as of the establishment and operation of thermal power plant (TPP) CMPC, located in the municipality of Guaiba in Rio Grande do Sul. The thermal plant, with 57.9 megawatts (MW) of power installed, will use coal and black liquor as fuel.
The authorization was decided upon at the collegiate meeting of the board of ANEEL held last Tuesday (09/27). Brazil currently has 280 energy self-producing agents, of which 37 sell the energy surplus produced. Information is available at the Information Generation Bank (BIG) of ANEEL, which can be found at www.aneel.gov.br, in Technical Information. (DB)
*Energy self-producing agent – it is the individual or entity or business working in a consortium to receive concession or authorization to produce energy for its own use. Decree No.2003 of September 10, 1996 (Official Journal of September 11, 1996, section 1, p.17917)
