Coloane A power station is a 271.2 MW oil power station in Macau, Macao. It is operated by Companhia de Electricidade de Macau SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 204k homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 2 Macao power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1978, it is around 48 years old — long-established.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_coloanea_macao.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408741; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Engine. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by Companhia de Electricidade de Macau SA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 91% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 17/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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
Macao has 1 oil power plant in this dataset, together about 271 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Coloane A · Oil · 271 MW · Macau
- Coloane B · Gas · 136.4 MW · Macau
- Coloane B power station · Gas · 586 MW · Macau
- Macau Power Station · Gas · 64.2 MW · Macau
- Shenzhen Energy Hongwan Gas power station · Gas · 1,356.44 MW · Guangdong
- SPIC Hengqin Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 780 MW · Guangdong
Location
Coordinates 22.13739, 113.57995 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Coloane A power station?
Coloane A power station is a 271.2 MW oil power plant in Macau, Macao, commissioned in 1978.
Who operates Coloane A power station?
Coloane A power station is operated by Companhia de Electricidade de Macau SA [100%].