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Santa Barbara is a 20 MW gas power plant in Venezuela. Ranked #34 of 34 gas plants in Venezuela. Its 20 MW represents 0.15% of Venezuela's total gas capacity of 13,430 MW. The largest gas plant in Venezuela is Planta Centro at 2,000 MW, making Santa Barbara 100 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the western region of Venezuela, approximately 500 km from the capital city, Caracas.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
PDVSA
Location
8.9948°, -71.9136°

Venezuela, South America

Context & rankings
  • 42. largest of 43 plants in Venezuela
  • #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,200 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.06% of the installed capacity of Venezuela
Operator portfolio

PDVSA operates 10 plants totalling 2,986 MW

Regional density

2 plants within 100 km, 330 MW combined

Nearest plant: Casigua (72.2 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 8.994800, -71.913600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
38.6 Kt
79 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
8.4K
cars per year
5.2K
homes per year
1.8M
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
Venezuela
Continent
South America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

VenezuelaEnergy Profile

43
Total Plants
32.4 GW
Total Capacity
HydroGas
Top Fuels

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