Pascuales power station — Ecuador

Pascuales power station is a 260 MW gas power station in Guayas, Ecuador. It ranks #6 of 34 Ecuador power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 2.7% of Ecuador's electricity; the national grid averages 159 gCO₂/kWh (79.4% low-carbon) (2025).

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

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 260 MW, Pascuales power station is well above the median gas plant in Ecuador (181 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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 #3 largest gas power plant of 8 in Ecuador by capacity.

Ecuador has 8 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,570 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Enrique Garcia thermal power station · Oil · 102 MW · Guayas
• Alvaro Tinajero · Gas · 95 MW · Guayas
• Gonzalo Zevallos · Gas · 146 MW · Guayas
• Central Termica Trinitaria · Oil · 133 MW · Guayas
• Electroquil · Gas · 181 MW · Guayas
• Durán power station · Oil · 120 MW · Guayas

Location

Coordinates -2.052696, -79.949389 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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