Planta MAN 140 power station — Nicaragua

Planta MAN 140 power station is a 148 MW oil power station in Managua, Nicaragua. It is operated by Alba Petróleos de Nicaragua SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 111k homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 19 Nicaragua power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 37.6% of Nicaragua's electricity; the national grid averages 301 gCO₂/kWh (62.4% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_plantaman140_nicara.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408603; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 148 MW, Planta MAN 140 power station is well above the median oil plant in Nicaragua (61.2 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 Nicaragua oil capacity

22.3% of 665 MW across 10 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

4 of 5 dated oil plants in Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua

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

Owner

Operated by Alba Petróleos de Nicaragua SA [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 12.2°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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #1 largest oil power plant of 10 in Nicaragua by capacity.

Nicaragua has 10 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 665 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• ENEL Las Brisas Thermal Power Plant Nicaragua · Gas · 65 MW · Managua
• ALBANISA Che Guevara III (Managua) IC Power Plant Nicaragua · Oil · 20.4 MW · Managua
• ENEL Managua Thermal Power Plant Nicaragua · Oil · 57.4 MW · Managua
• ALBANISA Che Guevara VI VII (Nagarote) IC Power Plant Nicaragua · Oil · 54.4 MW · Leon
• Tipitapa IC Power Plant Nicaragua · Oil · 52 MW · Managua
• Momotombo Geothermal Power Plant Nicaragua · Geothermal · 77 MW · Leon

Location

Coordinates 12.187261, -86.373647 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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