Apodi — Brazil
Solar power plant in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Approximate location -5.06, -37.755.
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Apodi is a 132 MW solar power station in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is operated by Equinor ASA; Scatec ASA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 56k homes (estimated). It ranks #262 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 years old — recently built. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 11.8% of Brazil's electricity; the national grid averages 110 gCO₂/kWh (88.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0068579.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000807422; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 132 MW, Apodi is well above the median solar plant in Brazil (72 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Brazil solar capacity
- 7.2% of 1,825 MW across 24 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 7 of 11 dated solar plants in Brazil are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest solar plants in Brazil
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Equinor ASA; Scatec ASA.
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen As) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 5.1°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.9% at warm-season highs here (estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #6 largest solar power plant of 24 in Brazil by capacity.
Brazil has 24 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 1,825 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Lagoa do Mato · Wind · 3.23 MW · Ceara
- Quixaba · Wind · 25.5 MW · Ceara
- Aracati · Oil · 11.5 MW · Ceara
- Eólica Canoa Quebrada · Wind · 10.5 MW · Ceara
- Enacel · Wind · 31.5 MW · Ceara
- Canoa Quebrada · Wind · 57 MW · Ceara
Location
Coordinates -5.06, -37.755 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Apodi?
Apodi is a 132 MW solar power plant in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, commissioned in 2018.
Who operates Apodi?
Apodi is operated by Equinor ASA; Scatec ASA.