Manzanillo Power Land power station — Dominican Republic

Manzanillo Power Land power station is a 432 MW gas power station in Montecristi, Dominican Republic. It ranks #3 of 30 Dominican Republic power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 26.8% 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 GOGPT_manzanilloland_domini.

Data provenance

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

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 432 MW, Manzanillo Power Land power station is well above the median gas plant in Dominican Republic (210 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Siemens Energy: SGT6-8000H, Siemens Energy: SST6. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest gas power plant of 12 in Dominican Republic by capacity.

Dominican Republic has 12 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 3,103 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Manzanillo Energy power station · Gas · 840 MW · Montecristi
• Guayubín · Solar · 58 MW · Monte Cristi
• Tavera 1 · Hydro · 96 MW · Santiago
• Palomino 1 · Hydro · 81.6 MW · San Juan
• La Vega power station · Oil · 94.5 MW · La Vega

Location

Coordinates 19.6765, -71.7016 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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