Villanueva power station — Honduras
Oil power plant in Cortés, Honduras. Approximate location 15.338112, -87.986858.
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Villanueva power station is a 50 MW oil power plant in Cortés, Honduras. It is operated by Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #20 of 47 Honduras power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2025, it is around 1 years old — recently built. In context, oil supplies about 44.1% 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 GOGPT_villanueva_hondur.
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 · L100001046704; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 50 MW, Villanueva power station is below the median oil plant in Honduras (82.4 MW). 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 Honduras oil capacity
- 5.4% of 928 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 4 dated oil plants in Honduras 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 Honduras
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 15.3°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 #6 largest oil power plant of 7 in Honduras by capacity.
Honduras has 7 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 928 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Compania Azucarera Hondurena · Biomass · 26 MW · Cortes
- Brassavola power station · Gas · 250 MW · Cortés
- Azulosa · Biomass · 4 MW · Yoro
- Cerveceria · Waste · 2.5 MW · Cortes
- ENERSA Choloma · Oil · 371 MW · Cortes
- EMCE · Oil · 26.6 MW · Cortes
Location
Coordinates 15.338112, -87.986858 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Villanueva power station?
Villanueva power station is a 50 MW oil power plant in Cortés, Honduras, commissioned in 2025.
Who operates Villanueva power station?
Villanueva power station is operated by Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica [100%].