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Shopping Tacaruna2.6 MW Natural Gas

Gas

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.

Capacity
2.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2009

17 years old

Owner
Location
-8.0352°, -34.9237°

Brazil, South America

Context & rankings
  • 1,775. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
  • #32,889 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,893 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

17 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Regional density

58 plants within 100 km, 2,212 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ceasa-PE (3.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -8.035200, -34.923700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.0 Kt
10 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
85.4 Kt
Over 17 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2039
13 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.1K
cars per year
670
homes per year
228.3K
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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