Durán power station — Ecuador

Durán power station is a 120 MW oil power station in Guayas, Ecuador. It ranks #12 of 34 Ecuador power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 17.9% of Ecuador's electricity; the national grid averages 159 gCO₂/kWh (79.4% low-carbon) (2025).

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

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 120 MW, Durán power station is well above the median oil plant in Ecuador (96 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 14 in Ecuador by capacity.

Ecuador has 14 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 1,207 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Alvaro Tinajero · Gas · 95 MW · Guayas
• Central Termica Trinitaria · Oil · 133 MW · Guayas
• Gonzalo Zevallos · Gas · 146 MW · Guayas
• Enrique Garcia thermal power station · Oil · 102 MW · Guayas
• Pascuales power station · Gas · 260 MW · Guayas
• Electroquil · Gas · 181 MW · Guayas

Location

Coordinates -2.211055, -79.725751 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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