Long Teng participates in the G20 meetings in Foz do Iguaçu. The visit to the Itaipu plant was this Thursday (October 3) afternoon
On Thursday (October 3) afternoon, Itaipu’s legal Director, Luiz Fernando Ferreira Delazari, and advisors from the Binational Financial Board received the Vice Minister of Science and Technology of China, Long Teng, who is participating in the G20 meetings in Foz do Iguaçu. The visitors were impressed by the magnitude of the plant. The visit began in the VIP area of the Visitors’ Reception Center (CRV), where the delegation watched an institutional film about Itaipu. Gifts were exchanged between the vice minister and the legal Director. Afterwards, they went on a technical tour of the plant, led by the Public Relations department. The group was amazed by the grandiosity of the hydroelectric plant and the socio-environmental actions promoted by the company, many of which have been replicated in plants in China, including Three Gorges, the largest in the world in annual energy production. In terms of accumulated generation, Itaipu is the world leader, with more than 3 billion megawatt-hours (MW) since the beginning of its operations in May 1984.
The Chinese visited the internal and external areas of Itaipu, passing through the Migratory Channel, with a stop at Level 144, at the main dam. After entering the so-called “cathedrals”, they were able to see the original bed of the Paraná River. After that, they went to Level 145, where the Load Dispatch Room is located.
They also visited Level 139, where the Central Control Room (CCR) is situated, and then Level 108, in the Generator Hall. From there, the delegation went to Level 92, to the Generating Unit. After passing through Level 225, at the Dam Crest, the authorities returned to the CRV, where the visit to the Plant ended.
Meetings of the G20
From Monday (September 30) to this Friday (October 4), Foz do Iguaçu is hosting the ministerial meeting of the G20 Working Group on Energy Transitions, a bloc that brings together the 20 largest economies in the world, along with invited participants. The event is organized by the Ministries of Mines and Energy (MME) and Foreign Affairs (MRE), with the support of Itaipu Binacional, which is bringing the event to the city. Foz is the only non-capital city to host a meeting of the group.
In addition to the ministerial meetings and parallel events, Foz is also the venue for the meetings of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and Mission Innovation (MI) during this period, two permanent forums for discussion on energy transition
