How many energy assets does El Salvador have?

OverWatts maps 18 in El Salvador across 3 asset classes — the 132nd-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.

How much electricity generation capacity does El Salvador have?

About 1.8 GW operating across 11 plants, mostly hydro 29%, oil 26% and gas 21%.

Who owns El Salvador's energy infrastructure?

Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (3), followed by Energía del Pacífico Ltda (2), Holcim AG (2) and Holcim El Salvador SA de CV (2).

What energy projects are under construction in El Salvador?

The largest under way or proposed are Metapán wind farm (100 MW).

El Salvador — Energy Infrastructure

OverWatts maps 18 energy assets in El Salvador across 3 layers — the 132nd-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 12 power plants, 4 cement plants and 2 LNG terminals. Operating generation capacity is 1.8 GW, led by hydro at 29%.

The companies named on the most assets are Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa (3), Energía del Pacífico Ltda (2) and Holcim AG (2), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of El Salvador's mapped assets in service predate 1999 (median commissioning year of the 16 with a known date), 6 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is 5 De Noviembre hydroelectric plant, dating from 1953. 1 projects are under construction or proposed, led by Metapán wind farm (100 MW).

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Total assets

#132

of 157 countries

1.8 GW

operating · 12 power plants

LNG Mtpa

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.

hydro532 MW
oil478 MW
gas378 MW
solar240 MW
geothermal211 MW
wind0 MW +100 MW planned

Electricity generated by fuel · 2025

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

Total 6.5 TWhDemand 6.3 TWhClean 87%Intensity 138 gCO₂/kWh

hydro2.0 TWh 31%
other1.3 TWh 20%
solar1.3 TWh 20%
oil900 GWh 14%
biomass800 GWh 12%
wind200 GWh 3%

Ember · source · CC-BY-4.0

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Power grid 426 km Power Plants 12 Cement Plants 4 LNG Terminals 2

Under construction & proposed

Metapán wind farmPower Plants · 100 MW · wind

Largest assets

Pacífico Acajutla power stationPower Plants · 378 MW · gas · 2022
Orazul Acajutla power stationPower Plants · 232 MW · oil · 1999
15 De Septiembre hydroelectric plantPower Plants · 180 MW · hydro · 1983
5 De Noviembre hydroelectric plantPower Plants · 179 MW · hydro · 1953
Cerrón Grande hydroelectric plantPower Plants · 173 MW · hydro · 1976
Nejapa Power power stationPower Plants · 144 MW · oil · 1995
Capella Solar ParkPower Plants · 140 MW · solar · 2020
Berlín geothermal power plantPower Plants · 110 MW · geothermal · 1992
Talnique power stationPower Plants · 102 MW · oil · 2006
Ahuachapán geothermal power plantPower Plants · 101 MW · geothermal · 1975
Providencia Solar ParkPower Plants · 100 MW · solar · 2017
Metapán wind farmPower Plants · 100 MW · wind
Acajutla FSRULNG Terminals · 2.15 Mtpa · 2022
El Salvador FSRULNG Terminals · 0.5 Mtpa · 2016
Cementos Fortaleza Acajutla PlantCement Plants · 2023
Cemento Regional Acajutla PlantCement Plants · 2020
El Ronco Cement PlantCement Plants · 1965
Maya Cement PlantCement Plants · 1993

Biggest owners & operators

Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa3 17%
Energía del Pacífico Ltda2 11%
Holcim AG2 11%
Holcim El Salvador SA de CV2 11%
LaGeo2 11%
Neoen SA2 11%
Cemento Regional1 6%
Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV1 6%

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 El Salvador have?: OverWatts maps 18 in El Salvador across 3 asset classes — the 132nd-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
How much electricity generation capacity does El Salvador have?: About 1.8 GW operating across 11 plants, mostly hydro 29%, oil 26% and gas 21%.
Who owns El Salvador's energy infrastructure?: Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (3), followed by Energía del Pacífico Ltda (2), Holcim AG (2) and Holcim El Salvador SA de CV (2).
What energy projects are under construction in El Salvador?: The largest under way or proposed are Metapán wind farm (100 MW).