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Codora power station

Biomass power plant in Goias, Brazil. Approximate location -15.0832, -49.3062.

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Codora power station is a 88 MW biomass power plant in Goias, Brazil. It is operated by Albioma Codora Energia SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 121k homes (estimated). It ranks #338 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 7.3% of Brazil's electricity; the national grid averages 110 gCO₂/kWh (88.7% low-carbon) (2025).

88Legacy source-record capacity
121,138homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-5877.

Data status

Known data

FacilityCodora power station Climate TRACE
CountryBrazil · Goias Climate TRACE
Coordinates-15.0832, -49.3062 Climate TRACE
FuelBiomass Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity88 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerAlbioma Codora Energia SA Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#338 of 2572 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#39 of 547 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers5.87× · 15 MW median · 547 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent121,138 calculated
Climate23.8°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 32/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsNot 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: Climate TRACE source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 88 MW, Codora power station is well above the median biomass plant in Brazil (15 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.

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

Capacity vs largest biomass plants in Brazil

Bracell Star power station: 420 MW420Bracell St…Klabin Celulose: 330 MW330Klabin Cel…Suzano Maranhão: 255 MW255Suzano Mar…CMPC (Antiga Aracruz Unidade Guaíba): 251 MW251CMPC (Anti…Eldorado Brasil: 226 MW226Eldorado B…Suzano Mucuri (Antiga Bahia Sul): 214 MW214Suzano Muc…Aracruz: 210 MW210AracruzFS Primavera power station: 191 MW191FS Primave…

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

Owner

Operated by Albioma Codora Energia SA.

Local climate & thermal context

This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 15.1°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

23.8°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,098cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
623 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 24 °CJF: 24 °CFM: 24 °CMA: 24 °CAM: 23 °CMJ: 22 °CJJ: 22 °CJA: 24 °CAS: 25 °CSO: 25 °CON: 24 °CND: 24 °CD25 °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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
32/100environmental-severity index
3.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
1118 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 #39 largest biomass power plant of 547 in Brazil by capacity.

Brazil has 547 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 17,205 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -15.0832, -49.3062 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Codora power station?

Codora power station is a 88 MW source-record biomass power plant in Goias, Brazil.

How many homes can Codora power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 121,138 homes (estimated).

Who operates Codora power station?

Codora power station is operated by Albioma Codora Energia SA.

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