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Catamayo — 20 MW Oil

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Catamayo is a 20 MW oil power plant located in Ecuador. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Regional Sur

Operator

Location
-3.98, -79.35

Coordinates

Insights

#18
largest in Ecuador
#951
largest Oil worldwide
#19,953
largest worldwide
1
operated by Regional Sur
0
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Regional Sur
Country
ECU
Coordinates
-3.983, -79.350

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
44,960 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1,348,795 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

9,774
cars / year
5,995
homes / year
2,043,628
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

Catamayo is a 19.74 MW oil power plant in Ecuador, operated by Regional Sur.

Ranked #6 of 6 oil plants in Ecuador, it accounts for 4.22% of the country’s total oil capacity of 468 MW. The largest oil plant in Ecuador is Central Termica Trinitaria at 133 MW, making Catamayo 6.7 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is situated in the province of Loja, approximately 40 km from the city of Loja.

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