Berakas CCGT Power Plant Brunei — Brunei Darussalam

Berakas CCGT Power Plant Brunei is a 102 MW gas power station in Brunei and Muara, Brunei Darussalam. It is operated by Berakas Power Management Company Sdn Bhd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 115k homes (estimated). It ranks #4 of 4 Brunei Darussalam power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 79.1% of Brunei Darussalam's electricity; the national grid averages 892 gCO₂/kWh (0.2% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0045545.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405261; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.

Key facts

Share of Brunei Darussalam gas capacity

17.4% of 586 MW across 4 plants in this dataset

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Brunei Darussalam

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

Owner

Operated by Berakas Power Management Company Sdn Bhd [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 5.0°N — 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.

A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, 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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #4 largest gas power plant of 4 in Brunei Darussalam by capacity.

Brunei Darussalam has 4 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 586 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Gadong 2 Power Plant Brunei Darussalam · Gas · 128 MW · Brunei and Muara
• Pulau Muara Besar power station · Coal · 220 MW · Brunei
• Bukit Panggal CCGT Power Station Brunei · Gas · 110 MW · Tutong
• Patau-Patau power station · Gas · 112 MW · Sabah
• Labuan power station · Gas · 120.4 MW · Labuan Federal Territory
• Lumut Cogen Power Station Brunei · Gas · 246 MW · Belait

Location

Coordinates 4.9707, 114.9303 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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