Leanardo Ruiz Pineda (San Agaton) — Venezuela

Leanardo Ruiz Pineda (San Agaton) is a 300 MW hydro power station in Tachira, Venezuela. It ranks #29 of 59 Venezuela power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1986, it is around 40 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 91.1% of Venezuela's electricity; the national grid averages 86 gCO₂/kWh (91.1% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1018657.

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 300 MW, Leanardo Ruiz Pineda (San Agaton) is below the median hydro plant in Venezuela (514 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — 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 9 in Venezuela by capacity.

Venezuela has 9 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 18,979 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Fabricio Ojeda (La Vueltosa) Hydroelectric Power Plant Venezuela · Hydro · 514 MW · Merida
• Planta Tachira · Gas · 247 MW · Tachira
• Don Luis Zambrano power plant · Gas · 470 MW · Mérida
• Termotasajero power station · Coal · 335 MW · Norte de Santander
• Santa Barbara · Gas · 20 MW · Zulia
• Casigua · Gas · 83 MW · Zulia

Location

Coordinates 7.8535, -71.7146 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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