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BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE

Other power plant in Bahia, Brazil. Approximate location -12.6606, -38.3204.

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BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE is a 287 MW other power station in Bahia, Brazil. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 215k homes (estimated). It ranks #160 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 463,430 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 108k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 110 gCO₂/kWh (88.7% low-carbon) (2025).

287Legacy source-record capacity
215,195homes powered (est.)
463,430t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-5520.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE Climate TRACE
CountryBrazil · Bahia Climate TRACE
Coordinates-12.6606, -38.3204 Climate TRACE
FuelOther Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity287 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions463,430 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#160 of 2572 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 of 4 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent215,195 calculated
Climate25.0°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityCX · 52/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
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: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: Primary fuel not stated in available source record; classified as Other/industrial-mixed pending country registry match

In context: how this plant compares

This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

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

~463,430 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

108kpassenger cars driven for a year
60khomes' yearly energy use
7.7 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest other plants in Brazil

BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE: 287 MW287BRASKEM CA…Sol: 147 MW147SolTambaqui power station: 143 MW143Tambaqui p…Amandina power station: 122 MW122Amandina p…

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

Local climate & thermal context

This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 12.7°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

25.0°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,541cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
29 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 26 °CJF: 26 °CFM: 26 °CMA: 26 °CAM: 25 °CMJ: 24 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 23 °CAS: 24 °CSO: 25 °CON: 25 °CND: 26 °CD26 °C

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.

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

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 an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

CXISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
52/100environmental-severity index
3.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
8 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 #1 largest other power plant of 4 in Brazil by capacity.

Brazil has 4 other power plants in this dataset, together about 699 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates -12.6606, -38.3204 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE?

BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE is a 287 MW source-record other power plant in Bahia, Brazil.

How many homes can BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 215,195 homes (estimated).

How much CO₂ does BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE emit?

BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE has modelled emissions of about 463,430 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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