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Power plants in Ecuador

A directory of 22 power plants in Ecuador with a combined installed capacity of 4,245 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

22power plants
4,245MW total capacity
4fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Ecuador)

Hydro: 10 plants10HydroOil: 6 plants6OilGas: 4 plants4GasSolar: 2 plants2Solar

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

Ecuador electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

159gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
79.4%low-carbon electricity
79.4%renewables
20.6%fossil fuels
Hydro: 78 % of electricity78HydroOil: 18 % of electricity18OilGas: 3 % of electricity3GasBioenergy: 1 % of electricity1BioenergyWind: 0 % of electricity0WindSolar: 0 % of electricity0Solar

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

Largest plants in Ecuador

#PlantFuelMW
1Coca Coda SinclairHydro1,500
2PauteHydro1,100
3Sopladora IIHydro487
4ElectroquilGas181
5Gonzalo ZevallosGas146
6Central Termica TrinitariaOil133
7EsmeraldasOil132
8Esmeraldas IIOil96
9Alvaro TinajeroGas95
10ManduriacuHydro65
11MirafloresOil52
12Santa RosaGas51
13Gualberto HernandezOil34
14CondorSolar30
15SaucayHydro24
16GuangopoloHydro21
17Solar ConnectionSolar20
18CatamayoOil20
19CalopeHydro18
20SibimbeHydro15

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