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Parnaíba Thermal Power Complex
The Parnaíba Thermal Power Complex ( Portuguese: ''Complexo Termelétrico Parnaíba'') is a set of thermal power plants located in the Brazilian city of Santo Antônio dos Lopes, in the state of Maranhão. The gas used in power generation is produced in fields located near the complex. With 1.8 GW of installed capacity, it is currently the second largest natural gas-fired power station in Brazil. Natural gas in Maranhão Initial research Oil exploration began in the Parnaíba Basin at the end of the 1940s with two wells being drilled in Maranhão by the National Petroleum Council (CNP). Between the 1960s and 1980s, research was carried out by Petrobras and contract companies. However, the volume of data acquired during this period was considered insufficient due to the large size of the basin. In June 2002, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) offered exploration blocks in the Parnaíba Basin in the fourth bidding round, but no blocks were acquire ...
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Santo Antônio Dos Lopes
Santo Antônio dos Lopes is a municipality in the central part of the state of Maranhão, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... The population is 14,522 (2020 est.) in an area of 770.92 km2. Population history References External linkscitybrazil.com.br Municipalities in Maranhão {{Maranhão-geo-stub ...
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Capinzal Do Norte
Capinzal do Norte is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Maranhão This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Maranhão (MA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão is divided into 217 municipalities, which are grouped into 21 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions. S ... References Municipalities in Maranhão {{Maranhão-geo-stub ...
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Power Stations In Brazil
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Suzano Maranhão Thermal Power Plant
The Suzano Maranhão Thermal Power Plant (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Usina Termelétrica Suzano Maranhão'') is a biomass-fired power station inaugurated in April 2014 and located in the city of Imperatriz, in Maranhão, Brazil. It supplies energy to the Suzano Papel e Celulose factory in Imperatriz, which has an annual production capacity of 1.65 million tons of Pulp (paper), pulp. Structure The planting of eucalyptus in the south of Maranhão, Pará and Tocantins, as well as the transportation of production through the Porto do Itaqui, Itaqui Port in São Luís via the North-South Railway (Brazil), North-South, Carajás Railway, Carajás and São Luís-Teresina Railway, Transnordestina railroads, allowed for the installation of a thermal power station in Imperatriz. The Suzano Papel e Celulose also built a 28-kilometre railroad branch line that runs from inside the thermal power station to the North-South railroad. There was an industrial investment estimated at US$2. ...
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São Luís, Maranhão
São Luís (; "Saint Louis") is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Upaon-açu Island or Ilha de São Luís, in the Baía de São Marcos (''Saint Mark's Bay''), an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west. São Luís has the second largest maritime extension within Brazilian states. Its maritime extension is 640 km (397 miles). The city proper has a population of some 1,037,775 people (2022 IBGE census). The metropolitan area totals 1,536,017, ranked as the 15th largest in Brazil. São Luís, created originally as ''Saint-Louis-de-Maragnan'', is the only Brazilian state capital founded by France (see France Équinoxiale) and it is one of the three Brazilian state capitals located on islands (the others are Vitória and Florianópolis). The historic center of the city (dating from the 17th century) has ...
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Porto Do Itaqui Thermal Power Plant
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making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centers and ...
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Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency
The Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (in Portuguese, ''Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica'', ANEEL) is a regulatory agency of the Government of Brazil linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Founded in 1996, its stated goal is to "provide favorable conditions for the electricity market An electricity market is a system that enables the exchange of electrical energy, through an electrical grid. Historically, electricity has been primarily sold by companies that operate electric generators, and purchased by consumers or electr ... to develop in a balanced environment amongst agents, for the benefit of society." See also * Federal institutions of Brazil * List of regulatory organizations of Brazil References * External linksOfficial website of ANEEL Energy in Brazil Government agencies of Brazil Electricity authorities Regulation in Brazil {{electric-power-stub ...
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Pedreiras, Maranhão
Pedreiras, Maranhão is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Maranhão This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Maranhão (MA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão is divided into 217 municipalities, which are grouped into 21 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions. S ... References Municipalities in Maranhão {{Maranhão-geo-stub ...
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Trizidela Do Vale
Trizidela do Vale is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Maranhão This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Maranhão (MA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão is divided into 217 municipalities, which are grouped into 21 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions. S ... References Municipalities in Maranhão {{Maranhão-geo-stub ...
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Lima Campos
Lima Campos is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Maranhão This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Maranhão (MA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão is divided into 217 municipalities, which are grouped into 21 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions. S ... References links instagram
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Maranhão
Maranhão () is a States of Brazil, state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of and it is divided into 217 municipalities. Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent within the common Northeastern Brazilian dialect. Maranhão is described in literary works such as ''Canção do exílio, Exile Song'' by Gonçalves Dias and ''Casa de Pensão'' by Aluísio Azevedo. The dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Lençóis are an important area of environmental preservation. Also of interest is the state capital of São Luís, Maranhão, São Luís, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Another important conservation area is the Parnaíba River delta, between the states of Maranhão and Piauí, with its lagoons, desert dunes and deserted beaches or islands, suc ...
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