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Parnaíba Thermoelectric Complex

Santo Antônio dos Lopes, Brazil

The 597th largest power station in the world

1.43 GW · Capacity

The Parnaíba Thermal Power Complex (Complexo Termelétrico Parnaíba) is a set of thermal power plants located in the Brazilian city of Santo Antônio dos Lopes, in the state of Maranhão. The gas used in power generation is produced in fields located near the complex. With 1.8 GW of installed capacity, it is currently the second largest natural gas-fired power station in Brazil.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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