Tanquinho — Brazil

Tanquinho is a 1.1 MW solar power plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is operated by CPFL Energias Renováveis SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 468 homes (estimated). It ranks #2462 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 11.8% 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 BRA0030977.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000807962; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 1.1 MW, Tanquinho is below the median solar plant in Brazil (72 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Share of Brazil solar capacity

less than 0.1% of 1,825 MW across 24 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

0 of 11 dated solar 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 solar plants in Brazil

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

Owner

Operated by CPFL Energias Renováveis SA [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 22.9°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 93% 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: 16/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #24 largest solar power plant of 24 in Brazil by capacity.

Brazil has 24 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 1,825 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -22.8838, -47.0438 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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