Fortaleza — Brazil

Fortaleza is a 326.6 MW gas power station in Ceara, Brazil. It ranks #146 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 7.3% 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 BRA0028357.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 326.6 MW, Fortaleza is well above the median gas plant in Brazil (100.2 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 #61 largest gas power plant of 195 in Brazil by capacity.

Brazil has 195 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 74,861 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Termoceará · Gas · 220 MW · Ceara
• Jandaia power station · Gas · 2,430 MW · Ceará
• CSP power station · Gas · 200 MW · Ceara
• Porto do Pecém II · Coal · 365 MW · Ceara
• Carnaúba power station · Gas · 369 MW · Ceará
• Termopecém power station · Gas · 2,240 MW · Ceará

Location

Coordinates -3.6771, -38.8566 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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