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CT PARANA

Gas power plant in Entre Rios, Argentina. Approximate location -31.7764, -60.4553.

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CT PARANA is a 40 MW gas power plant in Entre Rios, Argentina. It is operated by GENNEIA SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 45k homes (estimated). It ranks #126 of 275 Argentina power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 52.7% of Argentina's electricity; the national grid averages 346 gCO₂/kWh (41.6% low-carbon) (2025).

40Legacy source-record capacity
45,051homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id ARG0000148.

Data status

Known data

FacilityCT PARANA WRI
CountryArgentina · Entre Rios WRI
Coordinates-31.7764, -60.4553 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity40 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerGENNEIA SA WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions63,072 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#126 of 275 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#80 of 95 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.32× · 125 MW median · 95 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent45,051 calculated
Climate18.0°C · HDD 750 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 33/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 40 MW, CT PARANA is below the median gas plant in Argentina (125 MW). 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Argentina

NUEVO PUERTO: 1,218 MW1kNUEVO PUER…Guillermo Brown power station: 876 MW876Guillermo …AES Paraná power station: 870 MW870AES Paraná…CENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA MANUEL BELGRANO: 868 MW868CENTRAL TE…Manuel Belgrano I power station: 868 MW868Manuel Bel…CENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA TIMBUES: 865 MW865CENTRAL TE…DOCK SUD: 861 MW861DOCK SUDCT ENSENADA DE BARRAGAN: 848 MW848CT ENSENAD…

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

Owner

Operated by GENNEIA SA.

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 humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 31.8°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

18.0°Cannual mean temp
750heating degree-days (base 18°C)
732cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
88 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 25 °CJF: 24 °CFM: 22 °CMA: 18 °CAM: 15 °CMJ: 12 °CJJ: 11 °CJA: 13 °CAS: 15 °CSO: 18 °CON: 21 °CND: 23 °CD25 °C

Heating degree-days here run 69% 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: 24/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~2% 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

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)
33/100environmental-severity index
13.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
477 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 #80 largest gas power plant of 95 in Argentina by capacity.

Argentina has 95 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 22,760 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -31.7764, -60.4553 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is CT PARANA?

CT PARANA is a 40 MW source-record gas power plant in Entre Rios, Argentina.

How many homes can CT PARANA power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 45,051 homes (estimated).

Who operates CT PARANA?

CT PARANA is operated by GENNEIA SA.

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