Largest power plants in Atacama, Chile by capacity

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Castilla power station	Coal	Chile	2,100
2	GUACOLDA	Coal	Chile	760
3	Punta Alcalde power station	Coal	Chile	740
4	Andes Vallenar power station	Gas	Chile	540
5	El Romero	Solar	Chile	246
6	CARDONES	Oil	Chile	154.2
7	Luz del Norte	Solar	Chile	141
8	Carrera Pinto ENEL	Solar	Chile	135
9	Pajonales power station	Oil	Chile	100.8
10	LLANO DE LLAMPOS	Solar	Chile	100
11	Sol de los Andes	Solar	Chile	100
12	Carrera Pinto I	Solar	Chile	97
13	TERMOPACIFICO	Oil	Chile	86.1
14	Luz del Norte III+	Solar	Chile	71
15	Luz del Norte I+II	Solar	Chile	70
16	SOLAR JAVIERA	Solar	Chile	70
17	EMELDA	Oil	Chile	68.7
18	Maitencillo power station	Oil	Chile	68.4
19	PV SALVADOR	Solar	Chile	68
20	Salvador	Solar	Chile	68
21	SAN LORENZO DE DIEGO DE ALMAGRO (U1-U2-U3)	Oil	Chile	62.2
22	Valleland II+III	Solar	Chile	60
23	HUASCO	Oil	Chile	57.7
24	Los Loros	Solar	Chile	55
25	SOLAR SAN ANDRES	Solar	Chile	50.6
26	Cachiyuyo	Solar	Chile	50
27	San Andrés	Solar	Chile	50
28	DIEGO DE ALMAGRO (U1-U2)	Oil	Chile	46.8
29	CHANARES	Solar	Chile	40
30	Carrera Pinto II	Solar	Chile	38
31	Cardones I	Solar	Chile	29.2
32	SOLAR DIEGO DE ALMAGRO	Solar	Chile	28.1
33	EL SALVADOR	Oil	Chile	23.7
34	Diego de Almagro Emelda	Solar	Chile	21
35	Copiapó Odinsa	Solar	Chile	14
36	CENIZAS	Oil	Chile	13.9
37	RIO HUASCO	Hydro	Chile	5
38	Portal del Inca A	Solar	Chile	4
39	SANTA CECILIA	Solar	Chile	3
40	SOLAR LAS TERRAZAS	Solar	Chile	3

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 Atacama, Chile.

Which plants make the top three?

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