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Map of 15 power-plant records in the Dominican Republic, coloured by fuel and sized by reported capacity where available
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Power plants in the Dominican Republic

15 power-plant records · 1,858.09 MW reported capacity (15 of 15 records)

  • Oil 33%
  • Hydro 20%
  • Solar 20%
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The Dominican Republic has 15 power plants in this atlas, with 1,858 MW of reported capacity. The largest listed plant is Quisqueya 2 (430 MW, oil; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are oil, hydro and solar. Grid operators listed here include ETED and Organismo Coordinador. Electricity is regulated by SIE. Renewables supplied 18.9% of its electricity in 2024.

Data compiled from official inventories and open sources; see data sources and coverage.

Dominican Republic at a glance

Power-plant records
15
Reported capacity
1,858.09 MW15 of 15 records report MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
18.9%
Most records
Oil, Hydro
Capital
Santo Domingo

Largest plants with reported capacity

  1. 1Quisqueya 2430 MW
  2. 2AES Andres319 MW
  3. 3Itabo power station260 MW
  4. 4Haina TG184.9 MW
  5. 5Monte Rio100.1 MW
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Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

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 the Dominican Republic

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

Gas, coal, oil and renewables sell into a spot market coordinated by the Organismo Coordinador (OC).

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

Who regulates

  • SIEEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

State-owned ETED runs transmission; three state distributors (Edenorte, Edesur, Edeeste) serve customers.

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

Electricity production in Dominican Republic

Electricity generated24 TWh
Renewable share18.9%
Low-carbon share18.9%
Carbon intensity567.6 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro1.5 TWh
Wind1.3 TWh
Solar1.6 TWh
Bioenergy0.21 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal7.2 TWh
Gas7 TWh
Other fossil5.3 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.

Dominican Republic electricity generation, fuel mix and annual data

Regional comparisons: Americas electricity production · Caribbean electricity production

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Geography and data notes

Dominican Republic 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
Santo Domingo
Languages
Spanish
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 15 records for Dominican Republic. 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

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

3 lack an owner/operator; 13 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in the Dominican Republic

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Browse 15 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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58 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Equipment manufacturer
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
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