Termopalmero power station — Colombia

Termopalmero power station is a 920 MW gas power station in Bolívar, Colombia. It ranks #6 of 44 Colombia power plants by installed capacity. 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 GOGPT_termopalmero_colomb.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 920 MW, Termopalmero power station 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). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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 #2 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

• Termocaribe III power station · Gas · 52 MW · Bolívar
• Cartagena · Oil · 203 MW · Bolivar
• Termobarranquilla · Gas · 918 MW · Atlantico
• Termoflores · Gas · 610 MW · Atlantico
• Termobonda power station · Gas · 94 MW · Magdalena
• Termocosta power station · Gas · 94 MW · Magdalena

Location

Coordinates 10.41058, -75.39721 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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