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EnergyWorks Corn Products Balsa9.199 MW Natural Gas

Gas

EnergyWorks Corn Products Balsa is a 9.199 MW gas power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2002. Ranked #74 of 146 gas plants in Brazil. Its 9.199 MW accounts for 0.03% of Brazil'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 this facility 168.5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Araucária (484.15 MW, Gas), Araucária Gas Power Plant (469 MW, Gas), and Usina Termoelétrica de Araucária - UEGA (469 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Paraná, approximately 100 km southwest of Curitiba.

Capacity
9.199 MW
Commissioning Year
2002

24 years old

Owner
Location
-25.5800°, -49.6265°

Brazil, South America

Context & rankings
  • 1,239. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
  • #25,097 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,534 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

24 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Regional density

28 plants within 100 km, 2,126 MW combined

Nearest plant: Berneck (27 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -25.580000, -49.626500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
17.8 Kt
36 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
426.4 Kt
Over 24 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2032
6 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.9K
cars per year
2.4K
homes per year
807.7K
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
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