Central Eléctrica Diésel Moa power station — Cuba

Central Eléctrica Diésel Moa power station is a 184 MW oil power station in Holguín, Cuba. It ranks #14 of 22 Cuba power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 82.3% of Cuba's electricity; the national grid averages 643 gCO₂/kWh (4.0% low-carbon) (2024).

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

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 184 MW, Central Eléctrica Diésel Moa power station is below the median oil plant in Cuba (370 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — 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 #12 largest oil power plant of 16 in Cuba by capacity.

Cuba has 16 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 5,165 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Eg Punta Gorda Powerplant · Oil · 174 MW · Holguin
• EG Felton Fuel Oil power station · Oil · 60 MW · Holguín
• CTE Lidio Ramón Pérez power station · Oil · 480 MW · Holguín
• Lidio Perez (felton) Powerplant · Oil · 500 MW · Holguin
• Antonio Maceo (rente) Powerplant · Oil · 450 MW · Santiago de Cuba
• Gibara · Wind · 10.2 MW · Holguin

Location

Coordinates 20.681826, -74.972022 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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