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Power plants in Bolivia

A directory of 26 power plants in Bolivia with a combined installed capacity of 1,563 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

26power plants
1,563MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Bolivia)

Hydro: 14 plants14HydroGas: 9 plants9GasSolar: 3 plants3Solar

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Bolivia electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

481gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
36.1%low-carbon electricity
36.1%renewables
63.9%fossil fuels
Gas: 62 % of electricity62GasHydro: 28 % of electricity28HydroBioenergy: 3 % of electricity3BioenergySolar: 3 % of electricity3SolarWind: 2 % of electricity2WindOil: 2 % of electricity2Oil

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Bolivia

#PlantFuelMW
1Guaracachi CCGT Power Plant BoliviaGas350
2Valle Hermoso Power Plant BoliviaGas167
3Carrasco OCGT Power Plant BoliviaGas153
4Entre Rios Power Plant BoliviaGas120
5Santa Isabel Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro93
6Bulo Bulo OCGT Power Plant BoliviaGas90
7El Alto (El Kenko) Power Plant BoliviaGas80
8Corani Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro54
9Yanacachi Norte Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro51
10Uyuni Colcha KSolar50
11Santa Cruz Power Plant BoliviaGas42
12Chojlla Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro38
13Aranjuez Power Plant BoliviaGas37
14Chururaqui Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro34
15Huaji Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro34
16Cahua Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro30
17Harca Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro30
18Cutichucho Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro24
19Santa Rosa Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro18
20Karachipampa Power Plant BoliviaGas14

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