La raisa — Venezuela
Gas power plant in Miranda, Venezuela. Approximate location 10.2561, -66.7922.
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La raisa is a 310 MW gas power station in Miranda, Venezuela. It is operated by Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 479 GWh, it can supply roughly 137k homes. It ranks #26 of 59 Venezuela power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 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 WRI1018656.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 450 MW for La Raisa power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 310 MW, La raisa is around the median gas plant in Venezuela (300 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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
- Load factor
- 18%, from 479 GWh of reported generation; the median for 22 gas plants in Venezuela that report generation is 38%
- Share of Venezuela gas capacity
- 1.8% of 16,840 MW across 44 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 13 of 30 dated gas plants in Venezuela are 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 Venezuela
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 10.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
A gas turbine here also runs ~7% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 #19 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
- El Sitio · Gas · 360 MW · Miranda
- José María España power station · Gas · 500 MW · Miranda
- Guarenas · Gas · 156 MW · Miranda
- Ricardo Zuloaga (Tacoa) Thermal Power Plant Venezuela · Gas · 1,720 MW · Vargas
- Barcazas Josefa Rufina y Margarita · Gas · 340 MW · Vargas
- Ezequiel Zamora power station · Gas · 180 MW · Guárico
Location
Coordinates 10.2561, -66.7922 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is La raisa?
La raisa is a 310 MW gas power plant in Miranda, Venezuela, commissioned in 2011.
How much electricity does La raisa generate?
La raisa generates about 479 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates La raisa?
La raisa is operated by Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%].