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Power plants in Guyana

A directory of 6 power plants in Guyana with a combined installed capacity of 736 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

6power plants
736MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Guyana)

Oil: 4 plants4OilBiomass: 1 plants1BiomassGas: 1 plants1Gas

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

Guyana electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

645gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
2.9%low-carbon electricity
2.9%renewables
97.1%fossil fuels
Oil: 96 % of electricity96OilSolar: 1 % of electricity1SolarBioenergy: 1 % of electricity1BioenergyGas: 1 % of electricity1Gas

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

Largest plants in Guyana

#PlantFuelMW
1Wales power stationGas600
2Kingston 11Oil36
3SkeldonBiomass30
4Vreed en HoopOil26
5Kingston 1Oil22
6Versailles Power StationOil22

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Guyana?

There are 6 power plants in Guyana in this open dataset, with about 736 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Guyana?

Wales power station is the largest at about 600 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Guyana?

The most common plant type in this dataset is oil (4 plants), across 3 fuel types in total.

How clean is Guyana's electricity grid?

Guyana's grid carbon intensity is about 645 gCO₂/kWh, with 2.9% 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)).