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Power plants in Dominica

5 power-plant records · 27 MW reported capacity

  • Hydro 60%
  • Oil 40%
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Dominica at a glance

Power-plant records
5
Reported capacity
27 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
No data
Most records
Hydro, Oil
Grid operator
DOMLEC
Capital
Roseau

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 Dominica

Vertically integrated utilityOne utility does everything

Hydro and diesel supply the island, with geothermal development planned.

  1. GenerationState utility
  2. TransmissionState utility
  3. DistributionState utility
  4. CustomersGovernment-set tariffs

Who regulates

  • IRCEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

DOMLEC, owned by Emera, runs generation and the network.

Markets & power exchanges

No power exchange: the utility produces or buys electricity and sells it at set tariffs.

Regional grid

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

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.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Dominica generates electricity

No comparable 2024 electricity figures are available in this snapshot. This is a data gap, not zero generation.

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

Dominica is in Caribbean. 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
Roseau
Languages
English
Region
Caribbean

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 5 records for Dominica. 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

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

0 lack an owner/operator; 4 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Dominica

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Browse 5 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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MW measures rated capacity, not electricity generated. Records may describe units, installations, projects or whole complexes. Review inventory coverage and licenses. Download this country’s records.