El Alto (El Kenko) Power Plant Bolivia

El Alto (El Kenko) Power Plant Bolivia is a 80.4 MW gas power plant in La Paz, Bolivia. It is operated by ENDE Valle Hermoso SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 91k homes (estimated). It ranks #11 of 30 Bolivia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 62.4% of Bolivia's electricity; the national grid averages 481 gCO₂/kWh (36.1% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0044735.

Data provenance

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

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 80.4 MW, El Alto (El Kenko) Power Plant Bolivia is below the median gas plant in Bolivia (120 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.

Key facts

Share of Bolivia gas capacity

3.4% of 2,339 MW across 13 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

1 of 7 dated gas plants in Bolivia is older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Bolivia

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by ENDE Valle Hermoso SA [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a cold subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwc) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 16.6°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Monthly mean temperature

Heating degree-days here run 10% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 55/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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 a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness 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 #10 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

• Zongo Hydroelectric Power Plant Bolivia · Hydro · 11 MW · La Paz
• Tiquimani Hydroelectric Power Plant Bolivia · Hydro · 9.6 MW · La Paz
• Botijlaca Hydroelectric Power Plant Bolivia · Hydro · 10.6 MW · La Paz
• Chojlla Hydroelectric Power Plant Bolivia · Hydro · 38.4 MW · La Paz
• Cutichucho Hydroelectric Power Plant Bolivia · Hydro · 24 MW · La Paz
• Santa Rosa Hydroelectric Power Plant Bolivia · Hydro · 18 MW · La Paz

Location

Coordinates -16.5653, -68.1811 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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