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Map of 6 power-plant records in Martinique, coloured by fuel and sized by reported capacity where available
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Power plants in Martinique

6 power-plant records · 482.225 MW reported capacity (6 of 6 records)

  • Oil 33%
  • Biomass 17%
  • Solar 17%
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Martinique has 6 power plants in this atlas, with 482 MW of reported capacity. The largest listed plant is Centrale Electrique de Fond Laillet-Bellefontaine (234 MW, oil; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are oil, biomass and solar. Grid operators listed here include EDF Martinique. Electricity is regulated by CRE.

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

Martinique at a glance

Power-plant records
6
Reported capacity
482.225 MW6 of 6 records report MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
No data
Most records
Oil, Biomass
Grid operator
EDF Martinique
Capital
Fort-de-France

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 Martinique

Island systemSmall isolated grid

Rules and tariffs follow mainland France: consumers pay the national regulated tariff and the extra cost of island generation is shared nationally.

  1. GenerationLocal power station
  2. TransmissionIsland grid
  3. DistributionIsland utility
  4. CustomersSet tariffs

Who regulates

  • CREEnergy regulator

Electricity rules follow France.

Who controls the grid

EDF SEI runs the grid and buys power from local generators.

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 “Island system” mean?

A small grid that is not connected to a larger network. One utility typically runs generation and distribution, often relying on imported fuel, with solar and batteries increasingly added.

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 Martinique

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.

Regional comparisons: Americas electricity production · Caribbean electricity production

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Geography and data notes

Martinique 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
Fort-de-France
Languages
French
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 6 records for Martinique. 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

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

2 lack an owner/operator; 1 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Martinique

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Browse 6 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.