Luiz Oscar Rodrigues de Melo (Antiga Linhares) — Brazil
Gas power plant in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Approximate location -19.5323, -39.7992.
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Luiz Oscar Rodrigues de Melo (Antiga Linhares) is a 204 MW gas power station in Espirito Santo, Brazil. It ranks #197 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. 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 BRA0030054.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 241 MW for Luiz Oscar Rodrigues de Melo power stati, 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 204 MW, Luiz Oscar Rodrigues de Melo (Antiga Linhares) is well above the median gas plant in Brazil (100.2 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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 #83 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
- LEÃO LINHARES · Oil · 1.66 MW · Espirito Santo
- Eneva Aracruz power station · Gas · 750 MW · Espírito Santo
- Aracruz · Biomass · 210.4 MW · Espirito Santo
- Imetame I power station · Gas · 1,683 MW · Espírito Santo
- João Neiva · Biomass · 3.5 MW · Espirito Santo
- Maranhão V (Antiga MC2 João Neiva) · Gas · 337.6 MW · Espirito Santo
Location
Coordinates -19.5323, -39.7992 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Luiz Oscar Rodrigues de Melo (Antiga Linhares)?
Luiz Oscar Rodrigues de Melo (Antiga Linhares) is a 204 MW gas power plant in Espirito Santo, Brazil, Announced 2010.