Recka power station — Peru

Recka power station is a 181.3 MW gas power station in Lambayeque, Peru. It is operated by Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 204k homes (estimated). It ranks #18 of 40 Peru power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 36.1% of Peru's electricity; the national grid averages 238 gCO₂/kWh (63.6% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_recka_peru.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406613; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 181.3 MW, Recka power station is below the median gas plant in Peru (360.8 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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 Peru gas capacity

3.0% of 6,118 MW across 16 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

10 of 15 dated gas plants in Peru 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 Peru

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 6.9°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #12 largest gas power plant of 16 in Peru by capacity.

Peru has 16 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 6,118 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Eten power station · Gas · 184 MW · Lambayeque

Location

Coordinates -6.878065, -79.792538 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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