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CENPES - Petrobrás16.065 MW Natural Gas

Gas

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.

Capacity
16.065 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Petrobras
Location
-22.8990°, -43.1985°

Brazil, South America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Petrobras operates 139 plants totalling 16,795 MW

Regional density

64 plants within 100 km, 7,181 MW combined

Nearest plant: West Shopping (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -22.899000, -43.198500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
31.0 Kt
63 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
465.5 Kt
Over 15 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2041
15 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
6.7K
cars per year
4.1K
homes per year
1.4M
trees to offset

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

BrazilEnergy Profile

2,402
Total Plants
250.4 GW
Total Capacity
HydroGasBiomassWind
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