Moinhos Shopping is a 1.6 MW gas-fired power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2008. Ranked #132 of 146 gas plants in Brazil, it accounts for 0.01% 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 Moinhos Shopping 968.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include CMPC (Antiga Aracruz Unidade Guaíba) (250.994 MW, Biomass), Canoas Power Plant (249 MW, Gas), and Sepé Tiaraju (Antiga Canoas) (248.572 MW, Gas). The facility is situated in Rio Grande do Sul, approximately 30 km from Porto Alegre.
18 years old
Brazil, South America
- 2,024. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #35,480 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,968 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
18 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
58 plants within 100 km, 1,597 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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