Termoflores — Colombia

Termoflores is a 610 MW gas power station in Atlantico, Colombia. It is operated by Termoflores S.A.E.S.P. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 687k homes (estimated). It ranks #12 of 44 Colombia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1993, it is around 33 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 13.8% of Colombia's electricity; the national grid averages 187 gCO₂/kWh (77.0% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1018583.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406570; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 610 MW, Termoflores is well above the median gas plant in Colombia (241 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.

Key facts

Share of Colombia gas capacity

7.0% of 8,721 MW across 20 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

1 of 18 dated gas plants in Colombia is older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Colombia

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

Owner

Operated by Termoflores S.A.E.S.P.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 11.0°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.

A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, 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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), 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 #6 largest gas power plant of 20 in Colombia by capacity.

Colombia has 20 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 8,721 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Termobarranquilla · Gas · 918 MW · Atlantico
• Termobonda power station · Gas · 94 MW · Magdalena
• Termocosta power station · Gas · 94 MW · Magdalena
• Termogaira power station · Gas · 94 MW · Magdalena
• Termonorte power station · Gas · 93 MW · Magdalena
• Nencol 5 power station · Gas · 2,241 MW · Magdalena

Location

Coordinates 11.0253, -74.8112 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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