Termoeléctrica del Golfo — Mexico
Oil power plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Approximate location 22.0694, -98.8469.
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Termoeléctrica del Golfo is a 290 MW oil power station in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. It is operated by Termoeléctrica Del Golfo S. De R. L. De C. V.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 218k homes (estimated). It ranks #117 of 366 Mexico power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 9.4% of Mexico's electricity; the national grid averages 474 gCO₂/kWh (25.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id MEX0001822.
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
At 290 MW, Termoeléctrica del Golfo is around the median oil plant in Mexico (300 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Mexico oil capacity
- 2.4% of 12,022 MW across 27 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 oil plants in Mexico
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Termoeléctrica Del Golfo S. De R. L. De C. V..
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.1°N — 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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #17 largest oil power plant of 27 in Mexico by capacity.
Mexico has 27 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 12,022 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Termoeléctrica Peñoles · Oil · 290 MW · San Luis Potosi
- AES Tamuín (Golfo-Peñoles) power plant · Other · 550 MW · San Luis Potosi
- Ingenio Plan De Ayala · Biomass · 16 MW · San Luis Potosi
- Ingenio Plan De San Luis · Biomass · 9 MW · San Luis Potosi
- Electroquímica · Hydro · 1.4 MW · San Luis Potosi
- Ingenio El Higo · Biomass · 21.8 MW · Veracruz
Location
Coordinates 22.0694, -98.8469 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Termoeléctrica del Golfo?
Termoeléctrica del Golfo is a 290 MW oil power plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Who operates Termoeléctrica del Golfo?
Termoeléctrica del Golfo is operated by Termoeléctrica Del Golfo S. De R. L. De C. V..