San Lorenzo — Venezuela

San Lorenzo is a 40 MW gas power plant in Zulia, Venezuela. It ranks #56 of 59 Venezuela power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 4.5% of Venezuela's electricity; the national grid averages 86 gCO₂/kWh (91.1% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1018674.

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

At 40 MW, San Lorenzo is below the median gas plant in Venezuela (300 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #42 largest gas power plant of 44 in Venezuela by capacity.

Venezuela has 44 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 16,840 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Termozulia III · Gas · 450 MW · Zulia
• Termozulia · Gas · 1,300 MW · Zulia
• Termozulia II · Gas · 450 MW · Zulia
• Josefa Joaquina Sanchez · Gas · 1,586 MW · Zulia
• Bajo Grande · Gas · 90 MW · Zulia
• Ramon Laguna · Gas · 660 MW · Zulia

Location

Coordinates 9.7856, -71.0659 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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