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Power Plants in Ecuador

Ecuador has 47 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 62nd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 20 operating and 25 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 5.8 GW across 20 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Zamora G8 hydroelectric plant (3.6 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador SA (25), Corporación Nacional de Electricidad EP (8) and CELEC-Electroguayas (3) — Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador SA alone is named on 53% of them. Half of Ecuador's power plants in service predate 2012 (median commissioning year of the 20 with a known date), 7 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Gonzalo Zevallos power station, dating from 1978. 25 are in the pipeline, led by Zamora G8 hydroelectric plant (3.6 GW), under construction. They account for 34% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Ecuador.

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47
Power Plant in Ecuador
#62
of 155 countries
5.8 GW
Operating capacity
25
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Ecuador

Who owns Ecuador'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 2012 · oldest Gonzalo Zevallos power station (1978) · newest Esclusas II power station (2025) · 20 of 47 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Ecuador?
OverWatts maps 47 power plants in Ecuador — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 62nd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Ecuador?
Zamora G8 hydroelectric plant, at 3.6 GW, operated by Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador.
How much power-generation capacity do Ecuador's power plants have?
About 5.8 GW operating across 20 plants, with a further 12.0 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 Ecuador?
Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 25 of 47 (53%). Next are Corporación Nacional de Electricidad EP (8), CELEC-Electroguayas (3) and CELEC-Termoesmeraldas (2).
How old are Ecuador's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2012, across the 20 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Gonzalo Zevallos power station (1978); 7 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Ecuador?
25 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Zamora G8 hydroelectric plant (3.6 GW), Zamora G10 hydroelectric plant (2.0 GW) and Zamora G9 hydroelectric plant (1.7 GW).

Other asset classes in Ecuador

Oil & Gas Field 76Pipeline 7Cement Plant 5LNG Terminal 2Interconnector 2Refinery 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335

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