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Azulão power station

Gas power plant in Amazonas, Brazil. Approximate location -2.743816, -58.180234.

GasAmazonasBrazilCCGT · HRSGGE Power: 7HA.02, GE Power: STF-A650Construction

Azulão power station is a 1,180 MW gas power station in Amazonas, Brazil. It is operated by Eneva SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #49 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 7.3% of Brazil's electricity; the national grid averages 110 gCO₂/kWh (88.7% low-carbon) (2025).

1,180MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
1,329,017homes powered (est.)
2026Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_azulao_brazil.

Data status

Known data

FacilityAzulão power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryBrazil · Amazonas GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates-2.743816, -58.180234 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity1,180 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerEneva SA [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2026 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · GE Power: 7HA.02, GE Power: STF-A650 · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,860,624 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#49 / 2572 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#23 / 195 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers11.78× · 100.2 MW · n=195 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,329,017 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 35/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,180 MW, Azulão power station is well above the median gas plant in Brazil (100.2 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); GE Power: 7HA.02, GE Power: STF-A650. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Brazil

Porto Norte Fluminense power station: 3,400 MW3kPorto Nort…Porto de Sergipe power station: 2,909 MW3kPorto de S…Power Maricá power station: 2,600 MW3kPower Mari…Jandaia power station: 2,430 MW2kJandaia po…Vila do Conde power station: 2,310 MW2kVila do Co…Termopecém power station: 2,240 MW2kTermopecém…Tupã power station: 2,040 MW2kTupã power…GNA III power station: 1,927 MW2kGNA III po…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Eneva SA [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 2.7°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical monsoon: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
1.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
1004 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #23 largest gas power plant of 195 in Brazil by capacity.

Brazil has 195 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 74,861 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates -2.743816, -58.180234 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Azulão power station?

Azulão power station is a 1,180 MW gas power plant in Amazonas, Brazil, Construction 2026.

How many homes can Azulão power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,329,017 homes (estimated).

Who operates Azulão power station?

Azulão power station is operated by Eneva SA [100%].

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