Mutún power station — Bolivia

Mutún power station is a 108 MW gas power station in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is operated by Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 122k homes (estimated). It ranks #8 of 30 Bolivia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2025, it is around 1 years old — recently built. In context, gas supplies about 62.4% of Bolivia's electricity; the national grid averages 481 gCO₂/kWh (36.1% low-carbon) (2025).

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

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001023502; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 108 MW, Mutún power station is below the median gas plant in Bolivia (120 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. 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.

Key facts

Share of Bolivia gas capacity

4.6% of 2,339 MW across 13 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

5 of 7 dated gas plants in Bolivia are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Bolivia

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún SA [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 19.1°S — 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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #8 largest gas power plant of 13 in Bolivia by capacity.

Bolivia has 13 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,339 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Vetorial Corumbá · Biomass · 10 MW · Mato Grosso do Sul

Location

Coordinates -19.143606, -57.889874 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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