Suzano Maranhão Thermal Power Plant
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| Suzano Maranhão Thermal Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 Suzano Maranhão Thermal Power Plant in Imperatriz | |
 Location of the Suzano Maranhão Thermal Power Plant | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Location | Imperatriz, Maranhão |
| Coordinates | 05°25′00″S 47°33′55″W / 5.41667°S 47.56528°W |
| Owner | Suzano Papel e Celulose |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 254.84 MW |
The Suzano Maranhão Thermal Power Plant (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.[1][2]
The planting of eucalyptus in the south of Maranhão, Pará and Tocantins, as well as the transportation of production through the Itaqui Port in São Luís via the North-South, Carajás and Transnordestina railroads, allowed for the installation of a thermal power station in Imperatriz.[3][4]
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$2.4 billion, in addition to US$575 million allocated to the development of the forestry base.[3][5]
