Shopping Tacaruna is a 2.6 MW gas power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009. Ranked #119 of 146 gas plants in Brazil. Its 2.6 MW represents 0.009% 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 Shopping Tacaruna 597 times smaller. Nearby plants include Termopernambuco (532.76 MW, Gas), Suape II (381.26 MW, Oil), and Pernambuco III (200.79 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Pernambuco, approximately 50 km south of Recife.
17 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,775. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #32,889 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,893 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
17 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
58 plants within 100 km, 2,212 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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