Eg Punta Gorda Powerplant — Cuba
Oil power plant in Holguin, Cuba. Approximate location 20.6377, -74.8811.
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Eg Punta Gorda Powerplant is a 174 MW oil power station in Holguin, Cuba. It is operated by Grupo Electrogeno. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 131k homes (estimated). It ranks #15 of 22 Cuba power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 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 WRI1002024.
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 · L100000408615; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 174 MW, Eg Punta Gorda Powerplant is below the median oil plant in Cuba (370 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. 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.
Key facts
- Share of Cuba oil capacity
- 3.4% of 5,165 MW across 16 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 7 of 12 dated oil plants in Cuba are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Cuba
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Grupo Electrogeno.
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 20.6°N — 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
The #13 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
- Central Eléctrica Diésel Moa power station · Oil · 184 MW · Holguín
- 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 20.6377, -74.8811 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Eg Punta Gorda Powerplant?
Eg Punta Gorda Powerplant is a 174 MW oil power plant in Holguin, Cuba, commissioned in 2008.
Who operates Eg Punta Gorda Powerplant?
Eg Punta Gorda Powerplant is operated by Grupo Electrogeno.