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Power Plants in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic has 37 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 68th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 19 operating and 18 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 4.2 GW across 19 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Punta Catalina power station (752 MW).

The largest owner-operators are Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA (6), Coastal Petroleum Dominicana SA (3) and Transcontinental Capital Corporation (Bermuda) Ltd (3) — Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA alone is named on 16% of them. Half of Dominican Republic's power plants in service predate 2019 (median commissioning year of the 19 with a known date), 11 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Falcondo mine power station, dating from 1972. 18 are in the pipeline, led by San Felipe power station (470 MW), under construction. They account for 76% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Dominican Republic.

37
Power Plant in Dominican Republic
#68
of 155 countries
4.2 GW
Operating capacity
18
In construction / proposed

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Who owns Dominican Republic'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 2019 · oldest Falcondo mine power station (1972) · newest Cotoperí solar farm (2025) · 19 of 37 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Dominican Republic?
OverWatts maps 37 power plants in Dominican Republic — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 68th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Dominican Republic?
Punta Catalina power station, at 752 MW.
How much power-generation capacity do Dominican Republic's power plants have?
About 4.2 GW operating across 19 plants, with a further 3.7 GW 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 Dominican Republic?
Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 6 of 37 (16%). Next are Coastal Petroleum Dominicana SA (3), Transcontinental Capital Corporation (Bermuda) Ltd (3) and AES Corp (2).
How old are Dominican Republic's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2019, across the 19 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Falcondo mine power station (1972); 11 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Dominican Republic?
18 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are San Felipe power station (470 MW), Manzanillo Power Land power station (432 MW) and Manzanillo Energy power station (420 MW).

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