Puente Alto Energy power station — Honduras
Coal power plant in Cortés, Honduras. Approximate location 15.814048, -87.925333.
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Puente Alto Energy power station is a 100 MW coal power station in Cortés, Honduras. It is operated by Puente Alto Energy. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 125k homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 47 Honduras power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 0.5% of Honduras's electricity; the national grid averages 322 gCO₂/kWh (55.4% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_puentealto_hondu.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Honduras coal capacity
- 58.8% of 170 MW across 2 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Honduras
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Puente Alto Energy.
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 15.8°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 coal power plant of 2 in Honduras by capacity.
Honduras has 2 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 170 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Puerto Cortés power station · Gas · 350 MW · Cortés
- ELCOSA · Oil · 80 MW · Cortes
- Bijao Power Station · Coal · 70 MW · Cortés
- PECSA power station · Gas · 54 MW · Cortés
- EMCE · Oil · 26.6 MW · Cortes
- ENERSA Choloma · Oil · 371 MW · Cortes
Location
Coordinates 15.814048, -87.925333 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Puente Alto Energy power station?
Puente Alto Energy power station is a 100 MW coal power plant in Cortés, Honduras.
Who operates Puente Alto Energy power station?
Puente Alto Energy power station is operated by Puente Alto Energy.