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Alvaro Tinajero — 95 MW Natural Gas

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Alvaro Tinajero is a 95 MW gas power plant located in Ecuador. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
95 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Electrica de Guayaquil

Operator

Location
-2.17, -79.90

Coordinates

Insights

#9
largest in Ecuador
#3,323
largest Natural Gas worldwide
#10,547
largest worldwide
1
operated by Electrica de Guayaquil
6
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Natural Gas
Capacity
95 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Electrica de Guayaquil
Country
ECU
Coordinates
-2.167, -79.900

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
183,500 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
5,505,003 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
490 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

39,891
cars per year
24,467
homes per year
8,340,914
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

Sopladora II

Ecuador · Hydroelectric

487MW · 2015

Electroquil

Ecuador · Natural Gas

181MW · 1998

Gonzalo Zevallos

Ecuador · Natural Gas

146MW · 1978

Central Termica Trinitaria

Ecuador · Oil

133MW · 1994

Saucay

Ecuador · Hydroelectric

24MW

Calope

Ecuador · Hydroelectric

18MW

About this plant

Alvaro Tinajero is a 95 MW gas-fired power plant in Ecuador, operated by Electrica de Guayaquil.

Ranked #3 of 4 gas plants in Ecuador, this facility represents 20.07% of the country’s total gas capacity of 473 MW. The largest gas plant in Ecuador is Electroquil at 181 MW, making Alvaro Tinajero 1.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Electroquil (181 MW, Gas), Gonzalo Zevallos (146 MW, Gas), and Central Termica Trinitaria (133 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Guayas Province, approximately 10 km from Guayaquil.

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