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Power plants in Costa Rica

A directory of 27 power plants in Costa Rica with a combined installed capacity of 1,928 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

27power plants
1,928MW total capacity
4fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Costa Rica)

Hydro: 18 plants18HydroGeothermal: 5 plants5GeothermalOil: 3 plants3OilSolar: 1 plants1Solar

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

Costa Rica electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

24gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
100.0%low-carbon electricity
100.0%renewables
0.0%fossil fuels
Hydro: 75 % of electricity75HydroWind: 12 % of electricity12WindOther Renewables: 12 % of electricity12Other Rene…Solar: 1 % of electricity1SolarBioenergy: 0 % of electricity0Bioenergy

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

Largest plants in Costa Rica

#PlantFuelMW
1Moin II and III Power Plant Costa RicaOil234
2Garabito ICE Power Plant Costa RicaOil202
3Corobici (Miguel Pablo Dengo) Hydroelectric Power Plant Costa RicaHydro174
4Angostura Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro172
5Arenal Hydroelectric Power Plant Costa RicaHydro158
6Pirris Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro134
7Rio Macho Hydroelectic Power Plant Costa RicaHydro120
8Miravalles I and II Geothermal Power Plant Costa RicaGeothermal115
9Cachi Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro102
10Ventanas-Garita Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro97
11Toro II Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro65
12La Joya Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro50
13Penas Blancas Hydroelectric Power Plant Costa RicaHydro38
14Pailas Geothermal Power Plant Costa RicaGeothermal36
15Moin I Power Plant Costa RicaOil32
16Sandillal Hydroelectric Power Plant Costa RicaHydro32
17La Garita Hydroelectic Power Plant Costa RicaHydro30
18Miravalles III Geothermal Power Plant Costa RicaGeothermal28
19Toro I Hydroelectric Station Costa RicaHydro23
20Birris 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant Costa RicaHydro19

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Costa Rica?

There are 27 power plants in Costa Rica in this open dataset, with about 1,928 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Costa Rica?

Moin II and III Power Plant Costa Rica is the largest at about 234 MW (oil).

What fuels generate electricity in Costa Rica?

The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (18 plants), across 4 fuel types in total.

How clean is Costa Rica's electricity grid?

Costa Rica's grid carbon intensity is about 24 gCO₂/kWh, with 100.0% 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)).