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Power plants in Nicaragua

A directory of 19 power plants in Nicaragua with a combined installed capacity of 1,271 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

19power plants
1,271MW total capacity
6fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Nicaragua)

Oil: 10 plants10OilHydro: 2 plants2HydroGas: 2 plants2GasGeothermal: 2 plants2GeothermalWaste: 2 plants2WasteSolar: 1 plants1Solar

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
Oil: 38 % of electricity38OilBioenergy: 20 % of electricity20BioenergyOther Renewables: 15 % of electricity15Other Rene…Hydro: 14 % of electricity14HydroWind: 12 % of electricity12WindSolar: 1 % of electricity1Solar

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

Largest plants in Nicaragua

#PlantFuelMW
1San Benito power stationGas150
2Planta MAN 140 power stationOil148
3Planta Nicaragua power stationOil106
4San Jacinto-Tizate Geothermal Power Plant NicaraguaGeothermal82
5Momotombo Geothermal Power Plant NicaraguaGeothermal77
6Corinto Barge IC Power Plant NicaraguaOil74
7ENEL Las Brisas Thermal Power Plant NicaraguaGas65
8CENSA Amfels IC Poqwer Plant NicaraguaOil64
9ALBANISA Che Guevara II IV V (Masaya) IC Power Plant NicaraguaOil61
10Nicaragua Sugar Estates Cogen Power Plant NicaraguaWaste59
11ENEL Managua Thermal Power Plant NicaraguaOil57
12Monte Rosa Cogen Power Plant NicaraguaWaste56
13ALBANISA Che Guevara VI VII (Nagarote) IC Power Plant NicaraguaOil54
14Carlos Fonesca (Santa Barbara) Hydroelectric Power Plant NicaraguaHydro54
15Tipitapa IC Power Plant NicaraguaOil52
16Centroamerica Hydroelectric Power Plant NicaraguaHydro50
17ALBANISA Che Guevara VIII (Leon) IC Power Plant NicaraguaOil27
18ALBANISA Che Guevara III (Managua) IC Power Plant NicaraguaOil20
19Puerto SandinoSolar13

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Nicaragua?

There are 19 power plants in Nicaragua in this open dataset, with about 1,271 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Nicaragua?

San Benito power station is the largest at about 150 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Nicaragua?

The most common plant type in this dataset is oil (10 plants), across 6 fuel types in total.

How clean is Nicaragua's electricity grid?

Nicaragua's grid carbon intensity is about 301 gCO₂/kWh, with 62.4% 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)).