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Eden Yuturi power station

Gas power plant in Orellana, Ecuador. Approximate location -0.528791, -76.126258.

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Eden Yuturi power station is a 119.6 MW gas power station in Orellana, Ecuador. It is operated by Petroamazonas EP [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 135k homes (estimated). It ranks #13 of 34 Ecuador power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2002, it is around 24 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 2.7% of Ecuador's electricity; the national grid averages 159 gCO₂/kWh (79.4% low-carbon) (2025).

119.6MW installed capacity
134,703homes powered (est.)
2002commissioned (~24 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityEden Yuturi power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryEcuador · Orellana GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates-0.528791, -76.126258 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity119.6 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000408916; operating plant capacity
OwnerPetroamazonas EP [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2002 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyEngine GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions188,585 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#13 / 34 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#6 / 8 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.66× · 181 MW · n=8 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent134,703 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 28/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408916; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 119.6 MW, Eden Yuturi power station is below the median gas plant in Ecuador (181 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. 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 Ecuador

Bloque CCGN (Ecuador) power station: 400 MW400Bloque CCG…Termogas Machala 1 power station: 317 MW317Termogas M…Pascuales power station: 260 MW260Pascuales …Electroquil: 181 MW181ElectroquilGonzalo Zevallos: 146 MW146Gonzalo Ze…Eden Yuturi power station: 120 MW120Eden Yutur…Alvaro Tinajero: 95 MW95Alvaro Tin…Santa Rosa: 51 MW51Santa Rosa

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

Owner

Operated by Petroamazonas EP [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 0.5°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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)
28/100environmental-severity index
0.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
386 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 #6 largest gas power plant of 8 in Ecuador by capacity.

Ecuador has 8 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,570 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -0.528791, -76.126258 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Eden Yuturi power station?

Eden Yuturi power station is a 119.6 MW gas power plant in Orellana, Ecuador, commissioned in 2002.

How many homes can Eden Yuturi power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 134,703 homes (estimated).

Who operates Eden Yuturi power station?

Eden Yuturi power station is operated by Petroamazonas EP [100%].

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