Termoeléctrica de Santa Cruz power station — Cuba
Oil power plant in Mayabeque, Cuba. Approximate location 23.019234, -82.74887.
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Termoeléctrica de Santa Cruz power station is a 495 MW oil power station in Mayabeque, Cuba. It ranks #4 of 22 Cuba power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 82.3% of Cuba's electricity; the national grid averages 643 gCO₂/kWh (4.0% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_termoelectricadesantac_cuba.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 295 MW for Termoeléctrica de Santa Cruz power stati, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 495 MW, Termoeléctrica de Santa Cruz power station is well above the median oil plant in Cuba (370 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest oil power plant of 16 in Cuba by capacity.
Cuba has 16 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 5,165 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- CTE Máximo Gómez power station · Oil · 370 MW · Artemisa
- EG Mariel power station · Oil · 147.4 MW · Artemisa
- Máximo Gómez (Mariel) · Oil · 450 MW · Artemisa
- Havana TPP · Oil · 500 MW · La Habana
- Powership Erol Bey power station · Oil · 63 MW · La Habana
- Boca de Jaruco · Gas · 313 MW · Mayabeque
Location
Coordinates 23.019234, -82.74887 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Termoeléctrica de Santa Cruz power station?
Termoeléctrica de Santa Cruz power station is a 495 MW oil power plant in Mayabeque, Cuba, Announced 1991.