Le Port Est power station is a 219.6 MW oil power station in Réunion, Réunion. It is operated by Electricité de France SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 165k homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 1 Réunion power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_leportest_runion.
Data status
Known data
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: GEM · 2026 · L100000408167; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
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.
Owner
Operated by Electricité de France SA [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 20.9°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine 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
Réunion has 1 oil power plant in this dataset, together about 220 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Le Port · Solar · 20 MW · Reunion
- Saint-Denis · Solar · 6.2 MW · Reunion
- Sainte-Marie · Solar · 10.6 MW · Reunion
- Sainte-Suzanne · Solar · 8.3 MW · Reunion
- Sainte-Suzanne · Wind · 10.2 MW · Reunion
- Sainte-Suzanne · Biomass · 1.9 MW · Reunion
Location
Coordinates -20.9305, 55.3268 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Le Port Est power station?
Le Port Est power station is a 219.6 MW oil power plant in Réunion, Réunion, commissioned in 2014.
Who operates Le Port Est power station?
Le Port Est power station is operated by Electricité de France SA [100%].