Berlin Geothermal Power Plant El Salvador
Geothermal power plant in Usulutan, El Salvador. Approximate location 13.525, -88.5089.
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Berlin Geothermal Power Plant El Salvador is a 109 MW geothermal power station in Usulutan, El Salvador. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 205k homes (estimated). It ranks #7 of 19 El Salvador power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, geothermal supplies about 20.7% of El Salvador's electricity; the national grid averages 139 gCO₂/kWh (86.5% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0043616.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Geothermal plants tap underground heat to raise steam for a turbine; they provide steady, low-carbon baseload but are limited to geologically active regions.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of El Salvador geothermal capacity
- 53.4% of 204 MW across 2 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest geothermal plants in El Salvador
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This geothermal plant taps underground heat to raise steam that drives a turbine. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 13.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest geothermal power plant of 2 in El Salvador by capacity.
El Salvador has 2 geothermal power plants in this dataset, together about 204 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- 15 de Septiembre Hydroelectric Power Plant El Salvador · Hydro · 180.2 MW · Usulutan
- Providencia · Solar · 101 MW · La Paz
- Antares · Solar · 76 MW · La Paz
- Spica · Solar · 25 MW · La Paz
- El Carmen · Solar · 10 MW · La Union
- Cinco de Noviembre Hydroelectric Power Plant El Salvador · Hydro · 99.4 MW · Lempira
Location
Coordinates 13.525, -88.5089 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Berlin Geothermal Power Plant El Salvador?
Berlin Geothermal Power Plant El Salvador is a 109 MW geothermal power plant in Usulutan, El Salvador.