List of power plants in Colombia

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The power plants in Colombia are shown both on a map and in tables (with key figures).

Installed capacity and annual production

In 2011, Colombia was in 46th place in the world with regard to annual generation with 59.22 billion kWh and 48th in the world for installed capacity with 14,470 MW.

Thermal power plants

The following is a list of thermal power plants in Colombia:

Surname Power
in MW
fuel status
Termobarranquila 750 natural gas in operation
Termoflores 610 natural gas in operation
Termoguajira 330 coal in operation
Termopaipa 346 coal in operation
Termosierra 460 natural gas in operation

Hydropower plants

Below is a list of hydropower plants in Colombia:

Surname Power
in MW
flow status
Alto Anchicayá 365 Río Anchicayá in operation
Betania 540 Río Magdalena in operation
Chivor 1000 Río Batá (Río Garagoa) in operation
Guatapé 560 Río Nare in operation
Guavio 1213 Río Guavio in operation
Ituango 2400 Río Cauca under construction
Jaguas 170 Río Nare in operation
Miel I. 396 Río La Miel in operation
Porce II 405 Río Porce in operation
Porce III 660 Río Porce in operation
Playas 201 Río Guatapé in operation
San Carlos 1240 Río Guatapé in operation
Sogamoso 820 Río Sogamoso in operation
Troneras 360 Guadalupe River in operation
Urra 340 Río Sinú in operation

Wind farms

According to The Wind Power , a wind farm is currently (as of October 2015) recorded in Colombia .

Surname Power
in MW
number status
Jepírachi 19.5 15th in operation

Web links

Commons : Power Plants in Colombia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The World Factbook. CIA , accessed October 1, 2015 .
  2. Termobarranquila (TEBSA) CCGT Power Plant Colombia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 8, 2015 .
  3. Las Flores CCGT Power Plant Colombia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 8, 2015 .
  4. Termoguajira Coal Power Plant Colombia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 6, 2015 .
  5. Termosierra CCGT Power Plant Colombia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 8, 2015 .
  6. ^ Alto Anchicaya Hydroelectric Power Plant Colombia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 6, 2015 .
  7. Betania Hydroelectric Power Plant Colombia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 6, 2015 .
  8. ^ Porce II (Juan Guillermo Penagos Estrada) Hydroelectric Power Plant Colombia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 6, 2015 .
  9. ^ San Carlos I and II Hydroelectric Power Plant Columbia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 6, 2015 .
  10. ^ Urra (Alto Sinu) Hydroelectric Power Plant Colombia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 6, 2015 .
  11. a b Wind farms to provide peak supply in Colombia. Wind Power, accessed April 27, 2019 .
  12. Parque Eólico Jepírachi. Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), accessed April 6, 2015 (Spanish).