PUNTA DEL TIGRE 7 Y 8 — Uruguay
Gas power plant in San Jose, Uruguay. Approximate location -34.7498, -56.5411.
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PUNTA DEL TIGRE 7 Y 8 is a 50 MW gas power plant in San Jose, Uruguay. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 56k homes (estimated). It ranks #26 of 73 Uruguay power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Uruguay's electricity; the national grid averages 80 gCO₂/kWh (97.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id URY0000826.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 532 MW for Punta del Tigre B 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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406618; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
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 Uruguay gas capacity
- 18.8% of 266 MW across 3 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 gas plants in Uruguay
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
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 humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 34.7°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 58% 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: 26/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~1% 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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #2 largest gas power plant of 3 in Uruguay by capacity.
Uruguay has 3 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 266 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- PUNTA DEL TIGRE A · Oil · 300 MW · San Jose
- PARQUE EÓLICO MAGDALENA · Wind · 17.2 MW · San Jose
- SANTA FE · Wind · 1.8 MW · San Jose
- PARQUE EÓLICO LIBERTAD · Wind · 7.7 MW · San Jose
- MARYSTAY · Wind · 2 MW · San Jose
- PARQUE EÓLICO KIYÚ · Wind · 49.2 MW · San Jose
Location
Coordinates -34.7498, -56.5411 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PUNTA DEL TIGRE 7 Y 8?
PUNTA DEL TIGRE 7 Y 8 is a 50 MW gas power plant in San Jose, Uruguay.