Termobahia Power Plant
Sector: Natural Gas • Location: Bahia, Brazil
Source: World Bank Group
The 190 MW Termobahia Power Plant was sponsored by Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), which owned 49% of the project, Petrobras with 49%, and A&A Electricity Investment (Jersey) Limited with the remaining 2%. The project was established for the construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of a natural gas fired, combined-cycle power plant located in Mararipe, state of Bahia. The plant started commmer
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Natural Gas, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial, Government
- Location
- Bahia, Brazil
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Original status | Cancelled |
Taiyo status | Failure |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The 190 MW Termobahia Power Plant was sponsored by Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), which owned 49% of the project, Petrobras with 49%, and A&A Electricity Investment (Jersey) Limited with the remaining 2%. The project was established for the construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of a natural gas fired, combined-cycle power plant located in Mararipe, state of Bahia. The plant started commmercial operation in September 2002 and was selling its electricity to the spot market. The plant also produced 350 metric tons/h of steam which was sold to Petrobas in return for the natural gas provided by Petrobras. The project got financial support from IADB. In April 2008, the state-owned company acquired the totality of Termobahia's shares. Corrected only text/grammar (IR) |
Original sector | Energy |
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Location
Country | Brazil |
State | Bahia |
Source
Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Natural Gas, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial, Government |
Article published date | 2024-05-22 |
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