Sol — Brazil
Other power plant in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Approximate location -20.1246, -40.2917.
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Sol is a 147.3 MW other power station in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 111k homes (estimated). It ranks #244 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. In context, the national grid averages 110 gCO₂/kWh (88.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id BRA0029273.
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
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
This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Brazil other capacity
- 21.1% of 699 MW across 4 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 other plants in Brazil
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 20.1°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.
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 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 #2 largest other power plant of 4 in Brazil by capacity.
Brazil has 4 other power plants in this dataset, together about 699 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Fibrasa Embalagens · Oil · 1.1 MW · Espirito Santo
- Biancogrês · Gas · 5.1 MW · Espirito Santo
- CST · Oil · 225.1 MW · Espirito Santo
- Vitória Apart Hospital · Gas · 2.1 MW · Espirito Santo
- Sol Coqueria Tubarão power station · Gas · 198 MW · Espirito Santo
- CST power station · Gas · 306 MW · Espirito Santo
Location
Coordinates -20.1246, -40.2917 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sol?
Sol is a 147.3 MW other power plant in Espirito Santo, Brazil, commissioned in 2007.