Brazil

Cosima — 5 MW Coal

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Cosima is a 5 MW coal power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Cosima Energia

Operator

Location
-3.69, -45.43

Coordinates

Insights

#1,426
largest in %s
#2,757
largest %s worldwide
#29,667
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
0
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Coal
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Cosima Energia
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-3.688, -45.428

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
19,359 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
774,349 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
820 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

4,208
cars / year
2,581
homes / year
879,942
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Cosima is a 4.9 MW coal power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2008.

Ranked #21 of 22 coal plants in Brazil, Cosima’s 4.9 MW accounts for 0.12% of Brazil’s total coal capacity of 4,130 MW. The largest coal plant in Brazil is Usina Termelétrica Pecém at 1,085 MW, making Cosima 22.1 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Maranhão, approximately 250 km from São Luís.

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