Laeisz La Ensenada power station — Honduras
Oil power plant in Atlántida, Honduras. Approximate location 15.78468, -86.65457.
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Laeisz La Ensenada power station is a 87 MW oil power plant in Atlántida, Honduras. It is operated by Grupo Laeisz [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 65k homes (estimated). It ranks #10 of 47 Honduras power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. In context, oil supplies about 44.1% of Honduras's electricity; the national grid averages 322 gCO₂/kWh (55.4% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_laeiszlaensenada_hondur.
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 · L100000408914; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 87 MW, Laeisz La Ensenada power station is around the median oil plant in Honduras (82.4 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 Honduras oil capacity
- 9.4% of 928 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 4 dated oil plants in Honduras 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 Honduras
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Grupo Laeisz [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 15.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), 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 #3 largest oil power plant of 7 in Honduras by capacity.
Honduras has 7 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 928 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- La Gloria · Hydro · 6 MW · Colon
- Los Laureles · Hydro · 5.2 MW · Atlantida
- Cuyamapa · Hydro · 12.8 MW · Yoro
- Coronado · Hydro · 6.1 MW · Olancho
- San Martin · Hydro · 2.8 MW · Olancho
- Puente Alto Energy power station · Coal · 100 MW · Cortés
Location
Coordinates 15.78468, -86.65457 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Laeisz La Ensenada power station?
Laeisz La Ensenada power station is a 87 MW oil power plant in Atlántida, Honduras, commissioned in 2019.
Who operates Laeisz La Ensenada power station?
Laeisz La Ensenada power station is operated by Grupo Laeisz [100%].