Termosolo power station — Colombia

Termosolo power station is a 228 MW gas power station in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It ranks #27 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_termosolo_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 228 MW, Termosolo power station is around 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 #11 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

• Termovalle · Gas · 241 MW · Valle del Cauca
• Yumbo · Solar · 9.8 MW · Valle del Cauca
• Andes Energy power station · Gas · 400 MW · Valle del Cauca
• Guaduas power station · Coal · 300 MW · Cundinamarca
• Termodorada power station · Gas · 50 MW · Caldas

Location

Coordinates 3.522009, -76.317697 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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