World Power Plants

Geração Própria de Energia Elétrica - GPEE6 MW Natural Gas

Gas

Geração Própria de Energia Elétrica - GPEE is a 6 MW gas power plant in Brazil, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #81 of 146 gas plants in Brazil. Its 6 MW represents 0.02% 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 GPEE 258 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Governador Leonel Brizola (1058.3 MW, Gas), Termorio (1058 MW, Gas), and Santa Cruz power plant (936 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, approximately 30 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
-22.9192°, -43.4408°

Brazil, South America

Context & rankings
  • 1,349. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,640 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Regional density

63 plants within 100 km, 7,148 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bangu Shopping 2 (5.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -22.919200, -43.440800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.6 Kt
24 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.5K
cars per year
1.5K
homes per year
526.8K
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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