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Power Plants in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has 27 power plants on the map, adding up to about 2 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS27

TOTAL CAPACITY2 GW

MOST COMMON FUELHydro

By fuel

How Costa Rica’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Hydro18 · 67% · 1 GW

Geothermal5 · 19% · 199 MW

Oil3 · 11% · 466 MW

Solar1 · 4% · 5 MW

Largest power plants in Costa Rica

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

234 MWMoin II and III Power Plant Costa RicaOil

210 MWAngostura Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro

200 MWGarabito ICE Power Plant Costa RicaOil

180 MWCorobici (Miguel Pablo Dengo) Hydroelectric Power Plant Costa RicaHydro

158 MWArenal Hydroelectric Power Plant Costa RicaHydro

134 MWPirris Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro

120 MWRio Macho Hydroelectic Power Plant Costa RicaHydro

115 MWMiravalles I and II Geothermal Power Plant Costa RicaGeothermal

102 MWCachi Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro

97 MWVentanas-Garita Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro

65 MWToro II Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro

50 MWLa Joya Hydroelectric Power Station Costa RicaHydro

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