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Neoenergia and WEG carried out, for the first time, a major maintenance activity in a transformer in the installations of a thermal plant, giving more efficiency to the work and ensuring the availability of power generation. The service was done atTermopernambuco(Termope),in Ipojuca (PE), and avoided the stop of the enterprise. The equipment, which acts as an auxiliary transformer, has power of 18/22MVA and voltage at 13.8/4.16kV.

'With the solution, we were able to reduce the service time by an average of six months, if it was carried out at the supplier's facilities in Santa Catarina, to 30 days, because it was executed on site. Another advantage was the possibility of bringing together both in the field and remotely the expertise of the company and supplier, with technological mastery of the equipment, engineering experience and guarantee and technical qualification of the teams', says thedeputy manager of Maintenance of Termopernambuco, José Luis Molla.

To ensure the performance of the service safely, the plant prepared an infrastructure to receive equipment and technicians. Ten professionals from Neoenergia and WEG participated in the work. The transformer is an equipment of the auxiliary system of the plant, possessing power of 22MVA and weighing more than 22 tons. The repaired equipment contributes to the safety and availability that the plant makes available in the system. In addition, WEG is one of the few companies with feasibility of immediate supply and installation of the switch under load, which demonstrates its technical-industrial capacity.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, termope elaborated a strict health and safety protocol, which included testing, mandatory use of masks and intensification of personal hygiene and work environments. The standards were followed by the employees of the two companies and avoided contamination of professionals by the new coronavirus.

Termopernambuco hasthe capacity to generate up to 533 MW, from three turbines in a combined cycle system. This process combines the operation of two gas turbines, powered by natural gas, along with a steam turbine. The plant maintains sales contracts of 455 average MW for two Neoenergia distributors for a period of 20 years, with 390 average MW for Celpe (PE) and 65 average MW for Coelba (BA). ​

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