Power plants in ColombiaA directory of 44 power plants in Colombia with a combined installed capacity of 19,336 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.
Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nencol 5 power station | Gas | 2,241 |
| 2 | Gavio | Hydro | 1,250 |
| 3 | San Carlos | Hydro | 1,240 |
| 4 | La Luna power station | Coal | 1,125 |
| 5 | Chivor | Hydro | 1,000 |
| 6 | Termopalmero power station | Gas | 920 |
| 7 | Termobarranquilla | Gas | 918 |
| 8 | Sogamoso | Hydro | 820 |
| 9 | Los Llanos power station | Gas | 700 |
| 10 | Termoberrío power station | Gas | 700 |
| 11 | Porce III | Hydro | 660 |
| 12 | Termoflores | Gas | 610 |
| 13 | Central Guatapé | Hydro | 560 |
| 14 | La Sierra | Gas | 460 |
| 15 | Termobijao power station | Coal | 460 |
| 16 | Andes Energy power station | Gas | 400 |
| 17 | Miel I | Hydro | 396 |
| 18 | La Loma power station | Coal | 350 |
| 19 | Termopaipa power station | Coal | 343 |
| 20 | Termotasajero power station | Coal | 335 |
There are 44 power plants in Colombia in this open dataset, with about 19,336 MW of total capacity.
Nencol 5 power station is the largest at about 2,241 MW (gas).
The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (20 plants), across 5 fuel types in total.
Colombia's grid carbon intensity is about 187 gCO₂/kWh, with 77.0% 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)).
