PETROPOWER — Chile
Petcoke power plant in Biobio, Chile. Approximate location -36.7873, -73.1217.
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PETROPOWER is a 63 MW petcoke power plant in Biobio, Chile. It is operated by PETROPOWER S.A.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 79k homes (estimated). It ranks #114 of 336 Chile power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 289 gCO₂/kWh (66.4% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CHL0000106.
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
This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by PETROPOWER S.A..
Local climate & thermal context
This petcoke plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 36.8°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 17% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 44/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 marine 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
Chile has 1 petcoke power plant in this dataset, together about 63 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- NEWEN · Gas · 14.3 MW · Biobio
- Energía BíoBío · Biomass · 7.2 MW · Biobio
- Escuadrín · Biomass · 14 MW · Biobio
- CORONEL · Gas · 46.8 MW · Biobio
- BOCAMINA (I-II) · Coal · 478 MW · Biobio
- SANTA MARIA · Coal · 350 MW · Biobio
Location
Coordinates -36.7873, -73.1217 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PETROPOWER?
PETROPOWER is a 63 MW petcoke power plant in Biobio, Chile.
Who operates PETROPOWER?
PETROPOWER is operated by PETROPOWER S.A..