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Power plants in Bolivia

A directory of 30 power plants in Bolivia with a combined installed capacity of 2,863 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

30power plants
2,863MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Bolivia)

Hydro: 14 plants14HydroGas: 13 plants13GasSolar: 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
1Warnes power stationGas530
2Del Sur power stationGas508
3Guaracachi CCGT Power Plant BoliviaGas350
4Valle Hermoso Power Plant BoliviaGas167
5Carrasco OCGT Power Plant BoliviaGas153
6Caranavi power stationGas140
7Entre Rios Power Plant BoliviaGas120
8Mutún power stationGas108
9Santa Isabel Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro91
10Bulo Bulo OCGT Power Plant BoliviaGas90
11El Alto (El Kenko) Power Plant BoliviaGas80
12Corani Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro70
13Yanacachi Norte Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro51
14Uyuni Colcha KSolar50
15Santa Cruz Power Plant BoliviaGas42
16Chojlla Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro38
17Aranjuez Power Plant BoliviaGas37
18Chururaqui Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro34
19Huaji Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro34
20Cahua Hydroelectric Power Plant BoliviaHydro30

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Bolivia?

There are 30 power plants in Bolivia in this open dataset, with about 2,863 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Bolivia?

Warnes power station is the largest at about 530 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Bolivia?

The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (14 plants), across 3 fuel types in total.

How clean is Bolivia's electricity grid?

Bolivia's grid carbon intensity is about 481 gCO₂/kWh, with 36.1% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).