The following page lists power stations in
Costa Rica. Most of them are managed by
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad ( en, Costa Rican Institute of Electricity) (ICE) is the Costa Rican government-run electricity and telecommunications services provider. Together with the Radiographic Costarricense SA (RACSA) and Compañ ...
.
Installed generating capacity and production
Costa Rica had an estimated installed generating capacity of 3,039 MW in 2012 and produced an estimated 10.05 billion kWh in 2012.
According to
La Nación
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Its motto is: "''La Na ...
Costa Rica in 2014 had an installed capacity of 2,732 MW with a peak consumption of 1,604 MW.
Geothermal
Geothermal power plants with a
nameplate capacity
Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, or maximum effect, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station, > 100 MW.
There are further geothermal power plants with a smaller capacity.
Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric power
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...
plants with a
nameplate capacity
Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, or maximum effect, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station, > 30 MW.
There are further hydroelectric power plants with a smaller capacity.
The proposed 630 MW
El Diquís dam was not built.
Thermal
Thermal power plants with a
nameplate capacity
Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, or maximum effect, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station, ≥ 200 MW.
There are further thermal power plants with a smaller capacity.
Wind
Currently, there are 13
wind farm
A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turb ...
s in Costa Rica.
The 3 wind farms with the biggest capacity are:
Exhaustive list
This list includes all known power plants of any kind of fuel source in Costa Rica, some minor power plants might be missing, and locations and coordinates must be provided for minor projects, also included are recently closed or decommissioned plants, as well as projects under construction as of 2020.
See also
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Renewable energy in Costa Rica
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List of power stations
This is a list of articles listing power stations around the world by countries or regions. A power station (also referred to as a generating station, power plant, powerhouse or generating plant) is an industrial place for the generation of elec ...
References
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Power stations
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many po ...
Costa Rica