NIZUC — Mexico
Oil power plant in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Approximate location 21.0689, -86.8469.
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NIZUC is a 88 MW oil power plant in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 66k homes (estimated). It ranks #199 of 366 Mexico power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 102,614 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 24k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 9.4% of Mexico's electricity; the national grid averages 474 gCO₂/kWh (25.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-6016.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 88 MW, NIZUC is below the median oil plant in Mexico (300 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.
~102,614 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 Mexico oil capacity
- 0.7% of 12,022 MW across 27 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 Mexico
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 savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 21.1°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.
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 #25 largest oil power plant of 27 in Mexico by capacity.
Mexico has 27 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 12,022 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Cancún · Oil · 102 MW · Quintana Roo
- Cancún II (Riviera Maya) power station · Gas · 752 MW · Quintana Roo
- Yuumil'iik · Wind · 1.5 MW · Quintana Roo
- Xcalacoco mobile power station · Oil · 52.8 MW · Quintana Roo
- Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Valladolid) · Gas · 220 MW · Yucatan
- Valladolid III · Gas · 525 MW · Yucatan
Location
Coordinates 21.0689, -86.8469 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is NIZUC?
NIZUC is a 88 MW oil power plant in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
How much CO₂ does NIZUC emit?
NIZUC has modelled emissions of about 102,614 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).