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Ventanas-Garita Hydroelectric Power Station Costa Rica — 97 MW Hydroelectric

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Ventanas-Garita Hydroelectric Power Station Costa Rica is a 97 MW hydro power plant located in Costa Rica. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
97 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1998

Year online

Owner
ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad)

Operator

Location
9.94, -84.35

Coordinates

Insights

#10
largest in %s
#2,355
largest %s worldwide
#10,478
largest worldwide
1998
%d yrs newer than avg
6
operated by %s
23
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
97 MW
Commissioned
1998
Status
Operational
Owner
ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad)
Country
CRI
Coordinates
9.944, -84.351

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,191 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
655,276 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,781
cars / year
1,092
homes / year
372,316
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Ventanas-Garita Hydroelectric Power Station is a 97.4 MW hydro power plant in Costa Rica, commissioned in 2010.

Ranked #7 of 18 hydro plants in Costa Rica, it contributes 7.5% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 1,298 MW. The largest hydro plant in Costa Rica is Angostura Hydroelectric Power Station at 210 MW, making Ventanas-Garita 2.2 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Garabito ICE Power Plant (200 MW, Oil), Pirris Hydroelectric Power Station (134 MW, Hydro), and Toro II Hydroelectric Power Station (65.2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in San José Province, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city, San José.

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