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Bandeirantes— 4.624 MW Waste

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The Bandeirantes is a key infrastructure asset in Brazil's power generation grid, located on the continent of South America. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 4.624 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing waste energy resources to generate bulk electricity. The plant's operating entity is not publicly declared in national utility registries. The facility was officially connected to the commercial grid in 2014, since which it has maintained regular output, playing a structured role in domestic power supply security. In terms of domestic production capacity within Brazil, Bandeirantes occupies the #6 position among all operational waste power plants. Its 4.624 MW capacity represents a 4.36% share of Brazil's total installed waste generating capacity, which currently stands at 106 MW. The largest operational waste installation in Brazil is the Termoverde Caieiras with an output of 30 MW, making the Bandeirantes approximately 6.4 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.0018% of Brazil's aggregate generation capacity of 250,382 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of waste power plants (modeled at 30% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 12,152 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in Brazil consumes 3 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 4,051 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates -23.4158° latitude and -46.7464° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include the Usina Termoelétrica Piratininga (hydroelectric, 576 MW), the Piratininga Power Plant (gas-fired, 576 MW), the Fernando Gasparian (Antiga Nova Piratininga) (gas-fired, 386.08 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of Brazil.