Brazil looks to speed up new hydro plants
Brazil has included four hydropower plants among the projects that will receive support as part of the country's investment partnerships program (PPI).
The government's support will come in the form of environmental licensing studies for the Bem Querer, Castanheira, Telêmaco Borba and Tabajara plants, fulfilling President Jair Bolsonaro's campaign promise to speed up the environmental licensing processes for large-scale hydro plants.
The business-friendly Bolsonaro began his four-year term in January.
Some of the projects could become controversial since big hydro units are not considered to be environmentally friendly due to the need to flood large areas of land to create reservoirs.
One of these plants is Bem Querer (650MW), located in the Amazonas river in Roraima state and considered critical to Brazil’s energy security.
Roraima is the only state not yet connected to the country's main power grid (SIN). Bem Querer will have a transmission line connecting to SIN and the government sees it as a necessary plant in order to reduce the region’s dependence on energy imports from crisis-ridden Venezuela and diesel-fired thermopower plants.
Being located in Brazil's most environmentally sensitive area, the Amazon rainforest, Bem Querer is a potential target for environment groups.
An analysis of the project by the upper house back in 2007 showed it could have a negative impact on areas occupied by indigenous people.
Also located in the Amazon region is the Tabajara plant, in Rodônia state. The 430MW project in the Jiparaná river could impact cities, conservation areas, indigenous lands and people, including communities living on the riverside and fishermen.
The federal prosecutor's office (MPF) has estimated that the plant would affect 28 indigenous communities with over 72,000 people.
The other two projects are much less controversial due to their locations.
The 140MW Castanheira plant on the Atrinos river in Mato Grosso state is not close to any indigenous lands and the construction works are slated to advance together with environmental programs to preserve and reduce impacts on fauna, flora, fish, and water quality. It will also come with social programs to mitigate the impact on the population located in the municipalities that will see their lands flooded.
The 118MW Telêmaco Borba plant on the Tibagi river in Paraná state is located far from environmentally sensitive areas and small-scale mining in the area is the only activity that could be negatively impacted.
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