Power plants in Nicaragua

A directory of 16 power plants in Nicaragua with a combined installed capacity of 863 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

16power plants

863MW total capacity

6fuel types

0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Nicaragua)

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

Nicaragua electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

301gCO₂/kWh grid intensity

62.4%low-carbon electricity

62.4%renewables

37.6%fossil fuels

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

Largest plants in Nicaragua

#	Plant	Fuel	MW
1	San Jacinto-Tizate Geothermal Power Plant Nicaragua	Geothermal	82
2	Momotombo Geothermal Power Plant Nicaragua	Geothermal	77
3	Corinto Barge IC Power Plant Nicaragua	Oil	71
4	ENEL Las Brisas Thermal Power Plant Nicaragua	Gas	65
5	CENSA Amfels IC Poqwer Plant Nicaragua	Oil	64
6	ALBANISA Che Guevara II IV V (Masaya) IC Power Plant Nicaragua	Oil	61
7	Nicaragua Sugar Estates Cogen Power Plant Nicaragua	Waste	59
8	ENEL Managua Thermal Power Plant Nicaragua	Oil	57
9	Monte Rosa Cogen Power Plant Nicaragua	Waste	56
10	ALBANISA Che Guevara VI VII (Nagarote) IC Power Plant Nicaragua	Oil	54
11	Carlos Fonesca (Santa Barbara) Hydroelectric Power Plant Nicaragua	Hydro	54
12	Tipitapa IC Power Plant Nicaragua	Oil	51
13	Centroamerica Hydroelectric Power Plant Nicaragua	Hydro	50
14	ALBANISA Che Guevara VIII (Leon) IC Power Plant Nicaragua	Oil	27
15	ALBANISA Che Guevara III (Managua) IC Power Plant Nicaragua	Oil	20
16	Puerto Sandino	Solar	13

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