Bonfinópolis power station — Brazil

Bonfinópolis power station is a 299 MW gas power station in Goiás, Brazil. It ranks #155 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).

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

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 299 MW, Bonfinópolis power station is well above the median gas plant in Brazil (100.2 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #69 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

• Centro Oeste power station · Gas · 1,250 MW · Goiás
• Geolab · Oil · 3.36 MW · Goias
• Daia · Oil · 44.4 MW · Goias
• Xavantes Aruanã power station · Oil · 53.6 MW · Goias
• Araguaia Shopping · Oil · 2.4 MW · Goias
• Marfrig Mineiros · Oil · 4.8 MW · Goias

Location

Coordinates -16.612543, -48.974614 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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