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Venezuela — Energy Infrastructure

OverWatts maps 220 energy assets in Venezuela across 12 layers — the 39th-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 104 oil & gas fields, 41 power plants and 32 pipelines. Operating generation capacity is 17.9 GW, led by hydro at 89%. Refining capacity is about 2,217 kb/d.

The companies named on the most assets are Petróleos de Venezuela SA (71), PDVSA (40) and Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA (27), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of Venezuela's mapped assets in service predate 1955 (median commissioning year of the 127 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Mene Grande Oil Field (Venezuela), dating from 1914. 4 projects are under construction or proposed, led by Cocuina Gas Field (Venezuela).

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220
Total assets
#39
of 157 countries
17.9 GW
operating · 41 power plants
2,217
Refining kb/d
13
LNG Mtpa
4
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.

Electricity generated by fuel · 2024

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

Total 80.1 TWhDemand 80.1 TWhClean 91%Intensity 86 gCO₂/kWh

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Power grid 11,700 kmOil & Gas Fields 104Power Plants 41Pipelines 32Cement Plants 11Iron & Steel Plants 6Refineries 5LNG Terminals 5Iron Ore Mines 5Coal & Uranium Mines 4Export Terminals 4Chemical Plants 2Storage / Tank Farms 1

Under construction & proposed

Largest assets

Biggest owners & operators

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 Venezuela have?
OverWatts maps 220 in Venezuela across 12 asset classes — the 39th-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
How much electricity generation capacity does Venezuela have?
About 17.9 GW operating across 14 plants, mostly hydro 89% and gas 11%.
Who owns Venezuela's energy infrastructure?
Petróleos de Venezuela SA is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (71), followed by PDVSA (40), Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA (27) and Corporación Eléctrica Nacional SA (8).
What energy projects are under construction in Venezuela?
The largest under way or proposed are Cocuina Gas Field (Venezuela), Dorado Gas Field (Venezuela) and Dragon Gas Field (Venezuela).