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- Transmission Line80,968
- Power Plant32,429
- Substation / Converter7,614
- Oil & Gas Field7,055
- Coal / Uranium Mine5,382
- Pipeline4,951
- Cement Plant3,513
- Data Centre3,283
- Iron & Steel Plant1,293
- LNG Terminal1,198
- Grid Storage965
- Iron Ore Mine949
- Chemical Plant868
- Interconnector704
- Export Terminal519
- Refinery279
- Storage / Tank Farm38
- Oil / Commodity Contract19
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- Carbon Capture (CCS)16
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Interconnector
Costa Rica – Nicaragua interconnection
Largest interconnector in Costa Rica of 4 · top 80% worldwide (#557 of 704)
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Length
- 344 km
- Voltage
- 230 kV
- Connects to
- Nicaragua
- Geometry
- Schematic — node to node, not a surveyed route
Comparable interconnectors · Costa Rica · 4 ranked
- #1Costa Rica – Nicaragua interconnection300 MW
- #2Costa Rica – Panama interconnection300 MW
- #3Costa Rica – Nicaragua interconnection (planned)300 MW
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Honduras – Nicaragua interconnection0 m · Interconnector · 300 MW
- Costa Rica – Nicaragua interconnection (planned)0 m · Interconnector · 300 MW
- Honduras – Nicaragua interconnection (planned)0 m · Interconnector · 300 MW
- Ciudad Sandino Cement Plant6.7 km · Cement Plant
- Planta MAN 140 power station11 km · Power Plant · 148 MW · oil
- San Benito power station24 km · Power Plant · 150 MW · gas
On the interactive map
Addition of second circuit on existing SIEPAC pathways is planned but no expected commissioning year as of now.
SOURCE: Global Transmission Database v0.1 (CC BY 4.0)