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Power plants in Honduras

A directory of 47 power plants in Honduras with a combined installed capacity of 3,168 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

47power plants
3,168MW total capacity
9fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Honduras)

Solar: 15 plants15SolarHydro: 12 plants12HydroOil: 7 plants7OilBiomass: 4 plants4BiomassGas: 4 plants4GasCoal: 2 plants2CoalWind: 1 plants1WindWaste: 1 plants1Waste

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

Honduras electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

322gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
55.4%low-carbon electricity
55.4%renewables
44.6%fossil fuels
Oil: 44 % of electricity44OilHydro: 30 % of electricity30HydroSolar: 10 % of electricity10SolarBioenergy: 7 % of electricity7BioenergyWind: 6 % of electricity6WindOther Renewables: 3 % of electricity3Other Rene…Coal: 0 % of electricity0Coal

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

Largest plants in Honduras

#PlantFuelMW
1ENERSA CholomaOil371
2Puerto Cortés power stationGas350
3Fransisco Morazan (el Cajon)Hydro300
4Brassavola power stationGas250
5Lufussa IIIOil231
6Cerra de HulaWind126
7Rio LindoHydro109
8Valle Solar ParkSolar100
9Puente Alto Energy power stationCoal100
10Laeisz La Ensenada power stationOil87
11Lufussa IIOil82
12ELCOSAOil80
13Bijao Power StationCoal70
14Pacific SolarSolar63
15Aura Solar 2Solar61
16Enerbasa Nacaome IISolar60
17PECSA power stationGas54
18Los PradosSolar53
19El PacificoSolar50
20Villanueva power stationOil50

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Honduras?

There are 47 power plants in Honduras in this open dataset, with about 3,168 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Honduras?

ENERSA Choloma is the largest at about 371 MW (oil).

What fuels generate electricity in Honduras?

The most common plant type in this dataset is solar (15 plants), across 9 fuel types in total.

How clean is Honduras's electricity grid?

Honduras's grid carbon intensity is about 322 gCO₂/kWh, with 55.4% 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)).