Porto de Sergipe power station — Brazil
Gas power plant in Sergipe, Brazil. Approximate location -10.815646, -36.937062.
GasSergipeBrazilCCGT · HRSG
Porto de Sergipe power station is a 2,909 MW gas power station in Sergipe, Brazil. It is operated by Eneva SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2020, it is around 6 years old — recently built. 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 GOGPT_portodesergipe_brazil.
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 1,593 MW for Porto de Sergipe power station, 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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,909 MW, Porto de Sergipe power station 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). 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.
Key facts
- Share of Brazil gas capacity
- 3.9% of 74,861 MW across 195 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 119 of 140 dated gas plants in Brazil are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Brazil
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Eneva SA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen As) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 10.8°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.
A gas turbine here also runs ~8% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 #2 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
- Governador Marcelo Deda power station · Gas · 1,235 MW · Sergipe
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- Extra Aracaju · Oil · 1.41 MW · Sergipe
- Sergipe Industrial Filial · Oil · 1.3 MW · Sergipe
- Atalaia · Gas · 4.6 MW · Sergipe
- GB Silvio Teixeira · Oil · 1.08 MW · Sergipe
Location
Coordinates -10.815646, -36.937062 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Porto de Sergipe power station?
Porto de Sergipe power station is a 2,909 MW gas power plant in Sergipe, Brazil, commissioned in 2020.
Who operates Porto de Sergipe power station?
Porto de Sergipe power station is operated by Eneva SA [100%].