Norte Fluminense — Brazil
Gas power plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Approximate location -22.3055, -41.8814.
GasRio de JaneiroBrazilCCGT · HRSGAnnouncedCO₂ modelled
Norte Fluminense is a 868.9 MW gas power station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It ranks #64 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 1,264,621 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 295k cars driven for a year. 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 BRA0001544.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406520; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 868.9 MW, Norte Fluminense is well above the median gas plant in Brazil (100.2 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
~1,264,621 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #30 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
- MARIO LAGO · Gas · 922 MW · Rio de Janeiro
- Norte Fluminense 2 power station · Gas · 1,713 MW · Rio de Janeiro
- Marlim Azul power station · Gas · 565 MW · Rio de Janeiro
- Plaza Macaé · Oil · 1.2 MW · Rio de Janeiro
- Jaci power station · Gas · 667 MW · Rio de Janeiro
- Tupã power station · Gas · 2,040 MW · Rio de Janeiro
Location
Coordinates -22.3055, -41.8814 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Norte Fluminense?
Norte Fluminense is a 868.9 MW gas power plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Announced 2004.
How much CO₂ does Norte Fluminense emit?
Norte Fluminense has modelled emissions of about 1,264,621 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).