business plan for 2004 - EDP

2003 - Annual Report - EDP
• Ribatejo Thermoelectric Power Station
Through TER, EDP Produção is building a combinedcycle
thermoelectric power station located next to the
Carregado Power Station, designed to operate under
the Non Binding Generation regime, which was
integrated in CPPE from January 1, 2004.
This new project has three generating groups with a
unit power at emission of 392 MW. The first stage
involves the adjudication of the construction of group’s
1 and 2, with an option on the adjudication of group 3.
In December, EDP took the decision to exercise the
option on the construction of group 3 and its
construction contract is currently being drawn up. It is
expected to come into service in April 2006, six months
ahead of the date initially planned.
Relevant factors during 2003 include:
a) group 1: the gas turbine was lit for the first time on
September 5 and the first synchronisation with the
220 kV grid took place on September 12, the
nominal load of the gas turbine having been
achieved on September 29. The first start-up of the
steam turbine took place on October 14. The group’s
nominal power (392 MW) was achieved for the first
time on November 19. The first period of 10 days of
experimental service was successfully carried out in
December;
b) group 2: the commissioning of the equipment
forming part of the group took place in December;
c) the conditions governing the supply of the energy
produced during tests were agreed with EDP
Distribuição, with an accumulated emission of 203
GWh during this period;
d) within the scope of licensing, the Environmental
License issued by the Environment Institute and the
Group 1 Operating License, issued by the DGE,
were received during December.
Special Regime Generation
Generation based on renewable sources totalled 1 041
GWh, about 27.7% more than in 2002, chiefly the result of
the increase of hydroelectric generation (161.5%).
Special Regime Generation
EDP Group GWh
• Hydroelectric Generation
During 2003 the net generation figures for HDN and
Hidrocenel were 131 GWh and 47 GWh respectively, an
increase of 30.5% and 11.5% compared with 2002 (EDP
Energia’s net generation in the PRE was 19 GWh,
142.6% more than in 2002).
In connection with this type of generation in 2003
attention is drawn to the following:
a) the acquisition by HDN, of Hidrinor – Hídrica do
Norte, S.A., which runs the Labruja hydroelectric
power station;
b) the commissioning of the Hidrocenel Lagoa
Comprida power station; and
c) the progress made in the technical and economic
valuation processes and negotiations involving the
purchase of two companies owning minihydroelectric
power stations.
• Wind Farm Generation
At the end of 2003, ENERNOVA had five wind farms in
operation – Fonte da Mesa, Pena Suar, Cabeço Rainha,
Cadafaz and Serra do Barroso – with a total installed
capacity of 65 MW, an increase of 24 MW (59%)
compared to the end of 2002, or about 25% of the total
installed wind-farm capacity in mainland Portugal.
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