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Power plants in Guyana

5 power-plant records · 136 MW reported capacity

  • Oil 80%
  • Biomass 20%
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Guyana at a glance

Power-plant records
5
Reported capacity
136 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
2.9%
Most records
Oil, Biomass
Capital
Georgetown

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.

How electricity works in Guyana

Vertically integrated utilityOne utility does everything

Oil-fired generation dominates; a gas-to-power plant using offshore gas is under construction.

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

Who regulates

  • PUCEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

Guyana Power & Light, owned by the state, 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 Guyana generates electricity

Electricity generated1.4 TWh
Renewable share2.9%
Low-carbon share2.9%
Carbon intensity644.9 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro0 TWh
Wind0 TWh
Solar0.02 TWh
Bioenergy0.02 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0 TWh
Gas0.01 TWh
Other fossil1.3 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.

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Geography and data notes

Guyana is in South 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
Georgetown
Languages
English
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 5 records for Guyana. 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 Guyana

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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.