MAUA-6 — Brazil
Oil power plant in Amazonas, Brazil. Approximate location -3.1209, -59.9333.
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MAUA-6 is a 140 MW oil power station in Amazonas, Brazil. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 105k homes (estimated). It ranks #256 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 101,119 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 24k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 1.7% 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 CT-5543.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000406511; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 140 MW, MAUA-6 is well above the median oil plant in Brazil (2.4 MW). 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.
~101,119 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Brazil oil capacity
- 1.2% of 11,544 MW across 645 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Brazil
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 3.1°S — 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.
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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #35 largest oil power plant of 645 in Brazil by capacity.
Brazil has 645 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 11,544 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- RIO NEGRO MANAUS · Oil · 188.17 MW · Amazonas
- MAUA ELETRONORTE · Oil · 137.2 MW · Amazonas
- Mauá 3 power station · Gas · 591 MW · Amazonas
- Tambaqui power station · Other · 143.3 MW · Amazonas
- Electron (TG) · Oil · 120 MW · Amazonas
- Reman · Oil · 6.4 MW · Amazonas
Location
Coordinates -3.1209, -59.9333 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is MAUA-6?
MAUA-6 is a 140 MW oil power plant in Amazonas, Brazil.
How much CO₂ does MAUA-6 emit?
MAUA-6 has modelled emissions of about 101,119 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).