Lufussa — Honduras
Gas power plant in Valle, Honduras. Approximate location 13.4068, -87.3218.
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Lufussa is a 39.2 MW gas power plant in Valle, Honduras. It is operated by Empresa Nacional De Energia Electrica. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 44k homes (estimated). It ranks #22 of 47 Honduras power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1999, it is around 27 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Honduras's electricity; the national grid averages 322 gCO₂/kWh (55.4% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1029367.
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
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
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 Honduras gas capacity
- 5.7% of 693 MW across 4 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 3 dated gas plants in Honduras 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 Honduras
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Empresa Nacional De Energia Electrica. All plants by this company →
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 13.4°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 ~10% 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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #4 largest gas power plant of 4 in Honduras by capacity.
Honduras has 4 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 693 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Lufussa II · Oil · 82.4 MW · Valle
- Lufussa III · Oil · 231 MW · Valle
- Pavana Solar Park · Solar · 24 MW · Valle
- La Manzanilla y Las Lajas · Solar · 15 MW · Choluteca
- Marcovia · Solar · 42.5 MW · Choluteca
- Marcovia A · Solar · 10 MW · Choluteca
Location
Coordinates 13.4068, -87.3218 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lufussa?
Lufussa is a 39.2 MW gas power plant in Valle, Honduras, commissioned in 1999.
Who operates Lufussa?
Lufussa is operated by Empresa Nacional De Energia Electrica.