Eden Yuturi power station — Ecuador

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).

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

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

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.

Key facts

Share of Ecuador gas capacity

7.6% of 1,570 MW across 8 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

1 of 6 dated gas plants in Ecuador is older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Ecuador

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.

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

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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

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.

Nearby power plants

• TPP Andes Petro power station · Oil · 75.8 MW · Sucumbios

Location

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

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