Guayubín — Dominican Republic

Guayubín is a 58 MW solar power plant in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic. It ranks #23 of 30 Dominican Republic power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 9.9% of Dominican Republic's electricity; the national grid averages 537 gCO₂/kWh (23.8% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0069260.

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

Technically it is described as PV. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest solar power plant of 3 in Dominican Republic by capacity.

Dominican Republic has 3 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 155 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Manzanillo Power Land power station · Gas · 432 MW · Montecristi
• Manzanillo Energy power station · Gas · 840 MW · Montecristi
• Tavera 1 · Hydro · 96 MW · Santiago
• Palomino 1 · Hydro · 81.6 MW · San Juan
• La Vega power station · Oil · 94.5 MW · La Vega
• Falcondo mine power station · Oil · 198 MW · Monseñor Nouel

Location

Coordinates 19.706, -71.377 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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