Canelillo power station — Chile

Canelillo power station is a 199.8 MW oil power station in Coquimbo, Chile. It ranks #44 of 336 Chile power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 0.6% of Chile's electricity; the national grid averages 289 gCO₂/kWh (66.4% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_canelillo_chile.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 199.8 MW, Canelillo power station is well above the median oil plant in Chile (11.3 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 largest oil power plant of 78 in Chile by capacity.

Chile has 78 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 3,578 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• CANELA II · Wind · 60 MW · Coquimbo
• TOTORAL · Wind · 46 MW · Coquimbo
• CANELA · Wind · 18.1 MW · Coquimbo
• PUNTA PALMERAS · Wind · 45 MW · Coquimbo
• Cala Morritos power station · Oil · 200.4 MW · Coquimbo
• MONTE REDONDO · Wind · 48 MW · Coquimbo

Location

Coordinates -31.324229, -71.594518 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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