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Power Plants in Suriname
Suriname has 2 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 147th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 operating. Operating generation capacity totals 306 MW across 2 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Brokopondo hydroelectric plant (180 MW).
The largest owner-operators are Energie Bedrijven Suriname NV (1) and Staatsolie (1) — Energie Bedrijven Suriname NV alone is named on 50% of them. They account for 18% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Suriname.
2
Power Plant in Suriname
#147
of 155 countries
306 MW
Operating capacity
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- hydro180 MW
- oil126 MW
On the interactive map
Largest power plants in Suriname
- Brokopondo hydroelectric plant180 MW · hydro · 1965
- DPP2 Bemland power station126 MW · oil · 2014
Who owns Suriname's power plants
- Energie Bedrijven Suriname NV1 50%
- Staatsolie1 50%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Suriname compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 148. Benin2
- 149. Malta2
- 150. Papua New Guinea2
- 151. Suriname2
- 152. Chad2
- 153. Luxembourg1
- 154. Rwanda1
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Suriname?
- OverWatts maps 2 power plants in Suriname — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 147th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Suriname?
- Brokopondo hydroelectric plant, at 180 MW, operated by Staatsolie.
- How much power-generation capacity do Suriname's power plants have?
- About 306 MW operating across 2 plants. 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 Suriname?
- Energie Bedrijven Suriname NV is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 2 (50%). Next are Staatsolie (1).