ECU

Gualberto Hernandez — 34 MW Oil

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Gualberto Hernandez is a 34 MW oil power plant located in Ecuador. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
34 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
EEQ SA

Operator

Location
-0.23, -78.53

Coordinates

Insights

#13
largest in %s
#755
largest %s worldwide
#15,959
largest worldwide
1
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
34 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
EEQ SA
Country
ECU
Coordinates
-0.230, -78.525

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
78,167 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2.3M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

16,993
cars / year
10,422
homes / year
3.6M
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Gualberto Hernandez is a 34.32 MW oil power plant in Ecuador, operated by EEQ SA. It ranks among the smaller oil facilities in the country.

Ranked #5 of 6 oil plants in Ecuador, Gualberto Hernandez represents 7.34% of Ecuador’s total oil capacity of 468 MW. The largest oil plant in Ecuador is Central Termica Trinitaria at 133 MW, making Gualberto Hernandez 3.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Manduriacu (65 MW, Hydro), Miraflores (52.3 MW, Oil), and Santa Rosa (51.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the province of Pichincha, approximately 30 km from Quito.

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