Extra Caraguatatuba — Brazil
Oil power plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Approximate location -23.6163, -45.4036.
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Extra Caraguatatuba is a 2.72 MW oil power plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.0k homes (estimated). It ranks #1957 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 1.7% of Brazil's electricity; the national grid averages 110 gCO₂/kWh (88.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id BRA0031527.
Data status
Known data
Official enrichment
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: ANEEL SIGA official registry; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2.72 MW, Extra Caraguatatuba is well above the median oil plant in Brazil (2.4 MW). 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.
Key facts
- Share of Brazil oil capacity
- less than 0.1% of 11,544 MW across 645 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 412 of 610 dated oil plants in Brazil are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Brazil
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 23.6°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 92% 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: 16/100 — 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
The #290 largest oil power plant of 645 in Brazil by capacity.
Brazil has 645 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 11,544 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Paraibuna · Hydro · 87 MW · Sao Paulo
- Salesópolis · Hydro · 1 MW · Sao Paulo
- Santa Branca · Hydro · 56 MW · Sao Paulo
- ITALSPEED CAÇAPAVA · Oil · 1.4 MW · Sao Paulo
- Refinaria Henrique Lages (REVAP) · Oil · 76 MW · Sao Paulo
- Cebrace Caçapava · Oil · 4 MW · Sao Paulo
Location
Coordinates -23.6163, -45.4036 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Extra Caraguatatuba?
Extra Caraguatatuba is a 2.72 MW oil power plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, commissioned in 2012.