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Largest power plants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by capacity

The biggest power plants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Power Maricá power station	Gas	Brazil	2,600
2	Açu power station	Coal	Brazil	2,100
3	Tupã power station	Gas	Brazil	2,040
4	GNA II power station	Gas	Brazil	1,672
5	Almirante Álvaro Alberto - Unidade II (Antiga Angra II)	Nuclear	Brazil	1,350
6	GNA I power station	Gas	Brazil	1,338
7	Santa Cruz power station (Brazil)	Gas	Brazil	1,136
8	Governador Leonel Brizola (Antiga TermoRio)	Gas	Brazil	989.2
9	MARIO LAGO	Gas	Brazil	922
10	Jaci power station	Gas	Brazil	667
11	GNA V power station	Gas	Brazil	641
12	Almirante Álvaro Alberto - Unidade I (Antiga Angra I)	Nuclear	Brazil	640
13	Santa Cruz Rolugi power station	Gas	Brazil	596
14	Marlim Azul power station	Gas	Brazil	565
15	Baixada Fluminense	Gas	Brazil	530
16	Do Atlântico	Oil	Brazil	490
17	Nilo Peçanha	Hydro	Brazil	380
18	Barbosa Lima Sobrinho (Antiga Eletrobolt)	Gas	Brazil	375.1
19	Karkey 013 power station	Gas	Brazil	258.7
20	CTE II power station	Gas	Brazil	235.2
21	Funil	Hydro	Brazil	216
22	Ilha dos Pombos	Hydro	Brazil	187.2
23	Fontes Nova	Hydro	Brazil	132
24	Porsud I power station	Gas	Brazil	115.9
25	Karkey 019 power station	Gas	Brazil	115.9
26	Pereira Passos	Hydro	Brazil	99.1
27	Porsud II power station	Gas	Brazil	78
28	Refinaria Duque de Caxias - REDUC	Gas	Brazil	63
29	Canabrava	Biomass	Brazil	44
30	Campos (Antiga Roberto Silveira)	Gas	Brazil	30
31	Santa Fé I	Hydro	Brazil	30
32	Santa Rosa II	Hydro	Brazil	30
33	Gargaú	Wind	Brazil	28.1
34	Monte Serrat	Hydro	Brazil	25
35	Paracambi	Hydro	Brazil	25
36	Macabu	Hydro	Brazil	21
37	TRT	Coal	Brazil	21
38	Pirapetinga	Hydro	Brazil	20
39	Bonfante	Hydro	Brazil	19
40	Areal	Hydro	Brazil	18
41	Nova Iguaçu power station	Biomass	Brazil	16.9
42	CENPES - Petrobrás	Gas	Brazil	16.1
43	Petroflex	Gas	Brazil	15
44	São Sebastião do Alto	Hydro	Brazil	13.2
45	Brahma	Gas	Brazil	13.1
46	RJR	Gas	Brazil	12
47	Braço	Hydro	Brazil	11.5
48	Caju	Hydro	Brazil	10
49	Piabanha	Hydro	Brazil	9
50	Santo Antônio	Hydro	Brazil	8
51	Geração Própria de Energia Elétrica - GPEE	Gas	Brazil	6
52	Xavier	Hydro	Brazil	6
53	Tivit Barra (Antiga Optiglobe Rio)	Oil	Brazil	5.5
54	Globo	Gas	Brazil	5.2
55	Areal	Hydro	Brazil	5.1
56	Agrisa Agroindustrial São João Sa power station	Biomass	Brazil	5
57	PROJAC Central Globo de Produção	Gas	Brazil	4.95
58	Fagundes	Hydro	Brazil	4.8
59	RJO-AM	Oil	Brazil	4.8
60	Latasa Santa Cruz	Oil	Brazil	4.48
61	Cervejaria Petrópolis	Oil	Brazil	4.35
62	Policam	Gas	Brazil	4
63	Ponta do Costa	Gas	Brazil	4
64	Cogeração De Millus Av. Brasil	Gas	Brazil	3.7
65	CIF Mineração	Oil	Brazil	3.6
66	Shopping Nova América	Oil	Brazil	3.6
67	Hypermarcas	Oil	Brazil	3.41
68	Mantecorp IQF	Oil	Brazil	3.41
69	Editora o Dia	Oil	Brazil	3.3
70	West Shopping	Oil	Brazil	3.3
71	LABORATÓRIOS B BRAUN	Oil	Brazil	3.26
72	CONCESSIONARIA AEROPORTO RIO DE JANEIRO SA	Oil	Brazil	3.2
73	Carioca Shopping	Gas	Brazil	3.2
74	PROLAGOS CONCESSIONÁRIA DE SERVIÇOS PÚBLICOS - BOOSTER CARIJOJO	Oil	Brazil	3.03
75	PROLAGOS CONCESSIONÁRIA DE SERVIÇOS PÚBLICOS - ETA JUTURNAÍBA	Oil	Brazil	3.03
76	Via Brasil Shopping	Oil	Brazil	3.02
77	GTBX-ST-RJO	Oil	Brazil	3
78	Norte Shopping	Gas	Brazil	3
79	Plastseven	Oil	Brazil	2.91
80	Tombos	Hydro	Brazil	2.88
81	SHOPPING VIA BRASIL	Oil	Brazil	2.74
82	Tudelândia	Hydro	Brazil	2.55
83	MA AUTOMOTIVE	Oil	Brazil	2.4
84	Shopping Park dos Lagos	Oil	Brazil	2.24
85	Norte Shopping II	Oil	Brazil	2.2
86	Recreio Shopping Center	Oil	Brazil	2.2
87	MENA BARRETO - 1	Oil	Brazil	2.06
88	Bangu Shopping 2	Gas	Brazil	2.05
89	Blue Tree Park Angra dos Reis	Oil	Brazil	2
90	Paes Leme	Hydro	Brazil	1.92
91	Jacarepaguá	Oil	Brazil	1.82
92	Supermercado Mundial	Oil	Brazil	1.68
93	Comendador Venâncio	Hydro	Brazil	1.6
94	Copa DOr	Oil	Brazil	1.6
95	Lavenit Lavanderia	Oil	Brazil	1.56
96	PROLAGOS CONCESSIONÁRIA DE SERVIÇOS PÚBLICOS - BOOSTER SERGEIRA	Oil	Brazil	1.54
97	ETERNIT RIO DE JANEIRO	Oil	Brazil	1.52
98	Supercenter Tijuca	Oil	Brazil	1.41
99	Euclidelândia	Hydro	Brazil	1.4
100	Central de Cogeração Shopping Caxias	Gas	Brazil	1.3
101	TANG-BR	Oil	Brazil	1.28
102	Niely	Oil	Brazil	1.2
103	Plaza Macaé	Oil	Brazil	1.2
104	CONDOMINIO SAO CONRADO FASHION MALL	Oil	Brazil	1.1
105	Wal-Mart Campos	Oil	Brazil	1.08
106	GE Celma	Gas	Brazil	1.06
107	Avelar	Hydro	Brazil	1
108	Maravilha	Hydro	Brazil	1
109	Petropolitana	Hydro	Brazil	1
110	Serra	Hydro	Brazil	1

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in rio de janeiro, brazil by capacity?

Power Maricá power station (Brazil) ranks #1 with 2,600 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 110 power plants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Power Maricá power station (2,600); 2. Açu power station (2,100); 3. Tupã power station (2,040).