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.
24 years old
Brazil, South America
- Primary Fuel Type
- Gas
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
Brazil- Continent
- South America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
Gas power generation is a significant component of the global energy landscape, characterized by the use of natural gas to produce electricity. This process typically involves either gas turbines or combined cycle gas plants. In a gas turbine, compressed air is mixed with natural gas and ignited, producing high-temperature exhaust gases that spin a turbine connected to a generator. Combined cycle plants enhance efficiency by utilizing both gas and steam turbines. After the gas turbine generates electricity, the waste heat is used to produce steam, which drives a steam turbine, thereby maximizing energy extraction from the fuel.
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