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Power Plants in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has 11 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 119th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 10 operating and 1 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 1.9 GW across 10 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Moín power station (308 MW).

The largest owner-operators are Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (9) and Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) (2) — Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad alone is named on 82% of them. Half of Costa Rica's power plants in service predate 1994 (median commissioning year of the 10 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Río Macho hydroelectric plant, dating from 1963. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Borinquen geothermal power project (110 MW), under construction. They account for 58% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Costa Rica.

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11
Power Plant in Costa Rica
#119
of 155 countries
1.9 GW
Operating capacity
1
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Costa Rica

Who owns Costa Rica's power plants

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

When they were built

Median commissioning year 1994 · oldest Río Macho hydroelectric plant (1963) · newest Reventazón hydroelectric plant (2016) · 10 of 11 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Costa Rica?
OverWatts maps 11 power plants in Costa Rica — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 119th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Costa Rica?
Moín power station, at 308 MW.
How much power-generation capacity do Costa Rica's power plants have?
About 1.9 GW operating across 10 plants, with a further 110 MW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Costa Rica?
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is named as owner or operator on the most — 9 of 11 (82%). Next are Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) (2).
How old are Costa Rica's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 1994, across the 10 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Río Macho hydroelectric plant (1963); 1 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Costa Rica?
1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Borinquen geothermal power project (110 MW).

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Power Plants in other countries

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