Talnique power station — El Salvador
Oil power plant in Chalatenango, El Salvador. Approximate location 13.72448, -89.418638.
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Talnique power station is a 102 MW oil power station in Chalatenango, El Salvador. It is operated by Inversiones Energéticas SA de CV [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 77k homes (estimated). It ranks #8 of 19 El Salvador power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2006, it is around 20 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 13.5% of El Salvador's electricity; the national grid averages 139 gCO₂/kWh (86.5% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_talnique_elsalv.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408640; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
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 El Salvador oil capacity
- 17.9% of 570 MW across 3 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 3 dated oil plants in El Salvador 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 El Salvador
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Inversiones Energéticas SA de CV [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 13.7°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 #3 largest oil power plant of 3 in El Salvador by capacity.
El Salvador has 3 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 570 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Nejapa IC Power Plant El Salvador · Oil · 143.9 MW · San Salvador
- Trinidad / Marquez · Solar · 18 MW · Sonsonate
- Los Remedios · Solar · 25 MW · Sonsonate
- Acajutla Thermal Power Plant El Salvador · Oil · 324 MW · Sonsonate
- Cenérgica Power Station · Coal · 150 MW · Sonsonate
- Ahuachapan Geothermal Power Plant El Salvador · Geothermal · 95 MW · Ahuachapan
Location
Coordinates 13.72448, -89.418638 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Talnique power station?
Talnique power station is a 102 MW oil power plant in Chalatenango, El Salvador, commissioned in 2006.
Who operates Talnique power station?
Talnique power station is operated by Inversiones Energéticas SA de CV [100%].