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Ponta do Costa is a 4 MW gas-fired power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2002. Ranked #97 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 Ponta do Costa 387.75 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include PROLAGOS CONCESSIONÁRIA DE SERVIÇOS PÚBLICOS - BOOSTER CARIJOJO (3.028 MW, Oil), PROLAGOS CONCESSIONÁRIA DE SERVIÇOS PÚBLICOS - ETA JUTURNAÍBA (3.028 MW, Oil), and Shopping Park dos Lagos (2.24 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, approximately 100 km east of Rio de Janeiro city.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
-22.8750°, -42.0095°

Brazil, South America

Context & rankings
  • 1,526. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
  • #30,664 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,771 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide

Location

Coordinates:: -22.875000, -42.009500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
7.7 Kt
16 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.7K
cars per year
1.0K
homes per year
351.2K
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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