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Largest power plants in Atacama, Chile by capacity

The biggest power plants in Atacama, Chile ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryMW
1Castilla power stationCoalChile2,100
2GUACOLDACoalChile760
3Punta Alcalde power stationCoalChile740
4Andes Vallenar power stationGasChile540
5El RomeroSolarChile246
6CARDONESOilChile154
7Luz del NorteSolarChile141
8Carrera Pinto ENELSolarChile135
9Pajonales power stationOilChile101
10LLANO DE LLAMPOSSolarChile100
11Sol de los AndesSolarChile100
12Carrera Pinto ISolarChile97
13TERMOPACIFICOOilChile86
14Luz del Norte III+SolarChile71
15Luz del Norte I+IISolarChile70
16SOLAR JAVIERASolarChile70
17EMELDAOilChile69
18Maitencillo power stationOilChile68
19PV SALVADORSolarChile68
20SalvadorSolarChile68
21SAN LORENZO DE DIEGO DE ALMAGRO (U1-U2-U3)OilChile62
22Valleland II+IIISolarChile60
23HUASCOOilChile58
24Los LorosSolarChile55
25SOLAR SAN ANDRESSolarChile51
26CachiyuyoSolarChile50
27San AndrésSolarChile50
28DIEGO DE ALMAGRO (U1-U2)OilChile47
29CHANARESSolarChile40
30Carrera Pinto IISolarChile38
31Cardones ISolarChile29
32SOLAR DIEGO DE ALMAGROSolarChile28
33EL SALVADOROilChile24
34Diego de Almagro EmeldaSolarChile21
35Copiapó OdinsaSolarChile14
36CENIZASOilChile14
37RIO HUASCOHydroChile5
38Portal del Inca ASolarChile4
39SANTA CECILIASolarChile3
40SOLAR LAS TERRAZASSolarChile3

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in atacama, chile by capacity?

Castilla power station (Chile) ranks #1 with 2,100 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 40 power plants in in Atacama, Chile.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Castilla power station (2,100); 2. GUACOLDA (760); 3. Punta Alcalde power station (740).