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Power plants in Bolivia

26 power-plant records · 1,563 MW reported capacity

  • Hydro 54%
  • Gas 35%
  • Solar 12%
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Bolivia at a glance

Power-plant records
26
Reported capacity
1,563 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
34%
Most records
Hydro, Gas
Capital
Sucre

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Bolivia

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

Gas-fired plants supply most power, with hydro, wind and solar.

  1. GenerationGenerators bid into a market
  2. TransmissionSystem operator dispatches
  3. DistributionRegulated distributors
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

  • AETNEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

State-owned ENDE group dominates generation and transmission; the CNDC dispatches the grid.

Markets & power exchanges

Regional grid

Not part of a larger synchronous grid or regional power pool.

What does “Wholesale market” mean?

Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Bolivia generates electricity

Electricity generated13.5 TWh
Renewable share34%
Low-carbon share34%
Carbon intensity495.2 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro3.3 TWh
Wind0.48 TWh
Solar0.4 TWh
Bioenergy0.42 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0 TWh
Gas8.7 TWh
Other fossil0.2 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Bolivia is in South America. Its landlocked geography makes cross-border connections an important part of its regional setting. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Sucre
Languages
Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua, Spanish
Region
South America

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 26 records for Bolivia. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

26 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

26 lack an owner/operator; 26 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Bolivia

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Browse 26 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

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50 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
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