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Power plants in El Salvador

16 power-plant records · 1,419 MW reported capacity

  • Solar 50%
  • Hydro 25%
  • Geothermal 13%
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El Salvador at a glance

Power-plant records
16
Reported capacity
1,419 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
90.8%
Most records
Solar, Hydro
Capital
San Salvador

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 El Salvador

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

The Unidad de Transacciones (UT) runs the market. Geothermal, hydro and a new gas plant supply power. Part of the regional MER market via the SIEPAC line.

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

Who regulates

Who controls the grid

ETESAL, owned by the state, runs transmission; AES El Salvador and others distribute.

Markets & power exchanges

Regional grid

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 El Salvador generates electricity

Electricity generated6.5 TWh
Renewable share90.8%
Low-carbon share90.8%
Carbon intensity113.3 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro2.1 TWh
Wind0.14 TWh
Solar1.3 TWh
Bioenergy0.83 TWh
Other renewables1.6 TWh
NuclearNo data
CoalNo data
GasNo data
Other fossil0.6 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

El Salvador 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 Salvador
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 16 records for El Salvador. 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

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

16 lack an owner/operator; 16 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in El Salvador

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Browse 16 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

Published selection: 12 records. JavaScript loads the full searchable inventory.

101 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Wiki-Solar · historical recordDetails & map

Antares

Solar
76 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Wiki-Solar · historical recordDetails & map

Spica

Solar
25 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Wiki-Solar · historical recordDetails & map
20 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Wiki-Solar · historical recordDetails & map

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