ECU

Miraflores — 52 MW Oil

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Miraflores is a 52 MW oil power plant located in Ecuador. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
52 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Termoesmeraldas

Operator

Location
0.03, -78.15

Coordinates

Insights

#11
largest in Ecuador
#638
largest Oil worldwide
#12,914
largest worldwide
2
operated by Termoesmeraldas
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
52 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Termoesmeraldas
Country
ECU
Coordinates
0.033, -78.150

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
119,118 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
3,573,554 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

25,895
cars / year
15,882
homes / year
5,414,476
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Miraflores is a 52.3 MW oil power plant in Ecuador, operated by Termoesmeraldas.

Ranked #4 of 6 oil plants in Ecuador. Its 52.3 MW represents 11.18% of Ecuador’s total oil capacity of 468 MW. The largest oil plant in Ecuador is Central Termica Trinitaria at 133 MW, making Miraflores 2.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Santa Rosa (51.3 MW, Gas), Gualberto Hernandez (34.32 MW, Oil), and Condor (30 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Esmeraldas Province, approximately 5 km from the Pacific coast.

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