CENPES - Petrobrás is a 16.065 MW gas power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2011. Ranked #68 of 146 gas plants in Brazil, CENPES accounts for 0.06% of the country's total gas capacity of 27,781 MW. The largest gas plant in Brazil is Porto de Sergipe I Thermoelectric Plant at 1,551 MW, making CENPES 96.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Governador Leonel Brizola (1,058.3 MW, Gas), Termorio (1,058 MW, Gas), and Baixada Fluminense Power Plant (530 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, approximately 30 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro.
15 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,040. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #20,855 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,303 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
15 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Petrobras operates 139 plants totalling 16,795 MW
64 plants within 100 km, 7,181 MW combined
Location
Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Gas
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
Brazil- Continent
- South America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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