Butoni is a 10.1 MW wind power plant in Western, Fiji. It is operated by Fiji Electricity Authority. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 8.6k homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 12 Fiji power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 0.0% of Fiji's electricity; the national grid averages 278 gCO₂/kWh (63.5% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061467.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000906043; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by Fiji Electricity Authority.
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 18.1°S — 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
Fiji has 1 wind power plant in this dataset, together about 10 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Vaturu · Hydro · 3 MW · Western
- Vuda · Oil · 20 MW · Western
- Tropik Woods IPP (Viti Levu) · Biomass · 9.3 MW · Western
- Wainikasaou · Hydro · 6 MW · Western
- Rarawai Mill · Biomass · 5 MW · Western
- Nadarivatu · Hydro · 40 MW · Western
Location
Coordinates -18.1129, 177.5057 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Butoni?
Butoni is a 10.1 MW wind power plant in Western, Fiji, commissioned in 2008.
Who operates Butoni?
Butoni is operated by Fiji Electricity Authority.