Termobarrancas II — Venezuela

Termobarrancas II is a 161 MW gas power station in Barinas, Venezuela. It ranks #42 of 59 Venezuela power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 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 WRI1018678.

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 161 MW, Termobarrancas II 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 #30 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

• Juan Antonio Rodriguez (Pena Larga) · Hydro · 80 MW · Barinas
• Barinas I substation power station · Gas · 100 MW · Barinas
• Batalla de Santa Inés power station · Oil · 99.6 MW · Barinas
• Masparro · Hydro · 25 MW · Barinas
• Jose Antonio Paez (Planta Paez) · Hydro · 240 MW · Barinas
• Santo Domingo Cadafe power station · Coal · 300 MW · Merida

Location

Coordinates 8.607, -70.1049 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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