Guangopolo — Ecuador

Guangopolo is a 20.9 MW hydro power plant in Pichincha, Ecuador. It ranks #28 of 34 Ecuador power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 77.9% 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 WRI1018608.

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 20.9 MW, Guangopolo is below the median hydro plant in Ecuador (24 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

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 hydro power plant of 10 in Ecuador by capacity.

Ecuador has 10 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 3,252 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Guangopolo II power station · Oil · 52.4 MW · Pichincha
• Gualberto Hernandez · Oil · 34.3 MW · Pichincha
• Santa Rosa · Gas · 51.3 MW · Pichincha
• Solar Connection · Solar · 20 MW · Pichincha
• Condor · Solar · 30 MW · Pichincha
• Miraflores · Oil · 52.3 MW · Pichincha

Location

Coordinates -0.25, -78.45 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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