Costa Rica has 27 power plants in this atlas, with 1,968 MW of reported capacity. The largest listed plant is Moin II and III Power Plant Costa Rica (234 MW, oil; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are hydro, geothermal and oil. Grid operators listed here include ICE. Electricity is regulated by ARESEP. Renewables supplied 99.9% of its electricity in 2024.
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.
Grid operators and electricity market in Costa Rica
Vertically integrated utilityOne utility does everything
Hydro, geothermal and wind supply about 99% of electricity in most years. Part of the regional MER market via the SIEPAC line.
Part of the SIEPAC line and the Central American Regional Electricity Market, regulated by CRIE and operated by the EOR across six countries.
What does “Vertically integrated utility” mean?
A single, usually state-owned utility generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Prices are set or approved by the government or a regulator rather than by a market.
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.
Costa Rica is in Central America. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.
Capital
San José
Languages
Spanish
Region
Central 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 27 records for Costa Rica. 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
27 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.
Browse 27 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.
