The UTE (Thermoelectric Power Plant) of Palmeira de Goiás, in the interior of the state of Goiás, stopped working due to heavy rain that hit the premises of the unit's operations control center in the late afternoon of last Thursday (7) .
In a statement sent to ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency), Central Energética Palmeiras SA, the company that manages the plant, highlighted that the storm caused the roof of the control room to collapse and damaged three medium voltage grid poles and four 24,2kV transformers.
The incident caused by the fall of the structure caused the thermoelectric plant's protection system to act, paralyzing the generation of warehouses and interrupting the generation systems (shutdown) of the generating units.
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After completing safety procedures, all employees who were working on site were evacuated and counted. No one was injured, according to the dealership.
Due to the intensity of the rain, it was also necessary to install a temporary cover for the protection, automation, measurement, telecommunications and supervision panels, and direct current circuit, in order to avoid further damage to the plant.
The fire department was called and arrived at the scene about ten minutes later. At the scene, a team from the corporation carried out the aftermath. So far, it is not yet known how large the damage caused by the rains was and when the plant will be back in operating condition.
exceptional measure
In early September, the ANEEL had defined criteria for the operation and energy accounting of the Palmeiras de Goiás thermoelectric plant until December 31, 2021, establishing an exceptional unit variable cost of R$ 1.475,51/MWh, with a base date of July 2021.
The decision complied with a determination by the CREG (Chamber of Exceptional Rules for Hydroenergy Management), of the Chamber of Deputies. The body was created with the aim of making decisions that could minimize the effects of the biggest Brazilian water crisis in the last 91 years.
According to ANEEL, the unit has 175,6 MW of installed capacity and all energy generated on site is used to supply the SIN (National Interconnected System), aiming to guarantee the supply of electricity throughout the country.
