Puerto Quetzal Power — Guatemala
Oil power plant in Escuintla, Guatemala. Approximate location 13.92, -90.786.
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Puerto Quetzal Power is a 59 MW oil power plant in Escuintla, Guatemala. Based on reported annual generation of 86 GWh, it can supply roughly 25k homes. It ranks #24 of 77 Guatemala power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 15.8% of Guatemala's electricity; the national grid averages 301 gCO₂/kWh (68.3% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061436.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408656; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 59 MW, Puerto Quetzal Power is well above the median oil plant in Guatemala (44 MW). 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
- Load factor
- 17%, from 86 GWh of reported generation; the median for 11 oil plants in Guatemala that report generation is 7%
- Share of Guatemala oil capacity
- 6.0% of 983 MW across 19 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 oil plants in Guatemala
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
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 13.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
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 #6 largest oil power plant of 19 in Guatemala by capacity.
Guatemala has 19 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 983 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Poliwatt · Oil · 129.4 MW · Escuintla
- Arizona Vapor · Oil · 170 MW · Escuintla
- GENOSA · Oil · 18.6 MW · Escuintla
- Jaguar Energy power station · Coal · 300 MW · Escuintla
- Trinidad · Biomass · 86.8 MW · Escuintla
- San Jose · Coal · 139 MW · Escuintla
Location
Coordinates 13.92, -90.786 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Puerto Quetzal Power?
Puerto Quetzal Power is a 59 MW oil power plant in Escuintla, Guatemala.
How much electricity does Puerto Quetzal Power generate?
Puerto Quetzal Power generates about 86 GWh of electricity per year.