PowerAtlaspowered by inzonex.co.uk
Home / South America / Bolivia / Caranavi power station

Caranavi power station — Bolivia

Gas power plant in La Paz, Bolivia. Approximate location -15.82444, -67.563322.

GasLa PazBoliviaAnnounced

Caranavi power station is a 140 MW gas power station in La Paz, Bolivia. It ranks #6 of 30 Bolivia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 62.4% of Bolivia's electricity; the national grid averages 481 gCO₂/kWh (36.1% low-carbon) (2025).

140MW installed capacity
2028Announced

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityCaranavi power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryBolivia · La Paz GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates-15.82444, -67.563322 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity140 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerYacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos Corp [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2028 GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#6 / 30 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#6 / 13 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.17× · 120 MW · n=13 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 27/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsNot available not in dataset

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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 140 MW, Caranavi power station is well above the median gas plant in Bolivia (120 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

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

How it compares & nearby plants

The #6 largest gas power plant of 13 in Bolivia by capacity.

Bolivia has 13 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,339 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates -15.82444, -67.563322 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Caranavi power station?

Caranavi power station is a 140 MW gas power plant in La Paz, Bolivia, Announced 2028.

Built from open public data; no personal information. Operate this site? Request a correction or removal.