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Power Plants in El Salvador
El Salvador has 16 power plants on the map, adding up to about 1 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is solar. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS16
TOTAL CAPACITY1 GW
MOST COMMON FUELSolar
By fuel
How El Salvador’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Solar8 · 50% · 270 MW
Hydro4 · 25% · 469 MW
Oil2 · 13% · 475 MW
Geothermal2 · 13% · 204 MW
Largest power plants in El Salvador
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
324 MWAcajutla Thermal Power Plant El SalvadorOil
180 MW15 de Septiembre Hydroelectric Power Plant El SalvadorHydro
170 MWCerron Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant El SalvadorHydro
151 MWNejapa IC Power Plant El SalvadorOil
109 MWBerlin Geothermal Power Plant El SalvadorGeothermal
101 MWProvidenciaSolar
99 MWCinco de Noviembre Hydroelectric Power Plant El SalvadorHydro
95 MWAhuachapan Geothermal Power Plant El SalvadorGeothermal
76 MWAntaresSolar
25 MWSpicaSolar
20 MWGuajoyo Hydroelectric Power Plant El SalvadorHydro
20 MWLos RemediosSolar
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