Santo Domingo Cadafe power station — Venezuela
Coal power plant in Merida, Venezuela. Approximate location 8.861581, -70.692816.
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Santo Domingo Cadafe power station is a 300 MW coal power station in Merida, Venezuela. It is operated by Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 375k homes (estimated). It ranks #34 of 59 Venezuela power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 0.0% of Venezuela's electricity; the national grid averages 86 gCO₂/kWh (91.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_santodomingocadafe_venez.
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
At 300 MW, Santo Domingo Cadafe power station is around the median coal plant in Venezuela (300 MW). 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 Venezuela coal capacity
- 10.7% of 2,800 MW across 5 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 Venezuela
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 8.9°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 #5 largest coal power plant of 5 in Venezuela by capacity.
Venezuela has 5 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 2,800 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Jose Antonio Paez (Planta Paez) · Hydro · 240 MW · Barinas
- Barinas I substation power station · Gas · 100 MW · Barinas
- Juan Antonio Rodriguez (Pena Larga) · Hydro · 80 MW · Barinas
- Masparro · Hydro · 25 MW · Barinas
- Termobarrancas II · Gas · 161 MW · Barinas
- Batalla de Santa Inés power station · Oil · 99.6 MW · Barinas
Location
Coordinates 8.861581, -70.692816 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Santo Domingo Cadafe power station?
Santo Domingo Cadafe power station is a 300 MW coal power plant in Merida, Venezuela.
Who operates Santo Domingo Cadafe power station?
Santo Domingo Cadafe power station is operated by Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%].