RLAM power station — Brazil
Gas power plant in Bahia, Brazil. Approximate location -12.62401, -38.670535.
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RLAM power station is a 62.5 MW gas power plant in Bahia, Brazil. It is operated by Refinaria de Mataripe SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 70k homes (estimated). It ranks #414 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2001, it is around 25 years old — relatively modern. 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_rlam_brazil.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001081811; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 62.5 MW, RLAM power station is below the median gas plant in Brazil (100.2 MW). 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
- less than 0.1% of 74,861 MW across 195 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 24 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 Refinaria de Mataripe SA.
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 tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 12.6°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).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), 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 #106 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
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- Global I · Oil · 148.8 MW · Bahia
- Global II · Oil · 148.8 MW · Bahia
- PROQUIGEL QUIMICA · Oil · 2.88 MW · Bahia
- Global II power station · Oil · 335 MW · Bahia
- ERB Candeias · Biomass · 16.8 MW · Bahia
Location
Coordinates -12.62401, -38.670535 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is RLAM power station?
RLAM power station is a 62.5 MW gas power plant in Bahia, Brazil, commissioned in 2001.
Who operates RLAM power station?
RLAM power station is operated by Refinaria de Mataripe SA.