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Costa Rica — Energy Infrastructure

OverWatts maps 19 energy assets in Costa Rica across 3 layers — the 131st-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 11 power plants, 4 interconnectors and 4 cement plants. Operating generation capacity is 1.9 GW, led by hydro at 63%.

The companies named on the most assets are Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (9), Cementos Progreso SA (2) and Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) (2), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of Costa Rica's mapped assets in service predate 1991 (median commissioning year of the 13 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Río Macho hydroelectric plant, dating from 1963. 3 projects are under construction or proposed, led by Costa Rica – Nicaragua interconnection (planned) (300 MW).

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19
Total assets
#131
of 157 countries
1.9 GW
operating · 11 power plants
3
In construction / proposed

Operating generation capacity by fuel

Utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above. Distributed generation — rooftop solar especially — is outside the tracker, so this runs below national installed capacity.

Electricity generated by fuel · 2025

What the fleet actually produced — distinct from the installed capacity above.

Total 12.8 TWhDemand 12.5 TWhClean 100%Intensity 24 gCO₂/kWh

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Power grid 1,922 kmPower Plants 11Interconnectors 4Cement Plants 4

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Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

Frequently asked

How many energy assets does Costa Rica have?
OverWatts maps 19 in Costa Rica across 3 asset classes — the 131st-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
How much electricity generation capacity does Costa Rica have?
About 1.9 GW operating across 10 plants, mostly hydro 63%, oil 29% and geothermal 7%.
Who owns Costa Rica's energy infrastructure?
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (9), followed by Cementos Progreso SA (2), Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) (2) and Grupo Cemcal SA (2).
What energy projects are under construction in Costa Rica?
The largest under way or proposed are Costa Rica – Nicaragua interconnection (planned) (300 MW), Costa Rica – Panama interconnection (planned) (300 MW) and Borinquen geothermal power project (110 MW).