Don Luis Zambrano power plant — Venezuela

Don Luis Zambrano power plant is a 470 MW gas power station in Mérida, Venezuela. It ranks #15 of 59 Venezuela power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 4.5% of Venezuela's electricity; the national grid averages 86 gCO₂/kWh (91.1% low-carbon) (2024).

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

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 470 MW, Don Luis Zambrano power plant is well above the median gas plant in Venezuela (300 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — 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 #8 largest gas power plant of 44 in Venezuela by capacity.

Venezuela has 44 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 16,840 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Santa Barbara · Gas · 20 MW · Zulia
• Planta Tachira · Gas · 247 MW · Tachira
• Leanardo Ruiz Pineda (San Agaton) · Hydro · 300 MW · Tachira
• Casigua · Gas · 83 MW · Zulia
• Fabricio Ojeda (La Vueltosa) Hydroelectric Power Plant Venezuela · Hydro · 514 MW · Merida
• Santo Domingo Cadafe power station · Coal · 300 MW · Merida

Location

Coordinates 8.559824, -71.769118 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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