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Monte Rio — 100 MW Oil

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Monte Rio is a 100 MW oil power plant located in Dominican Republic. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
100 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
PVDC

Operator

Location
18.35, -70.83

Coordinates

Insights

#5
largest in Dominican Republic
#461
largest Oil worldwide
#10,040
largest worldwide
2010
13 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by PVDC
8
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
100 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
PVDC
Country
DOM
Coordinates
18.351, -70.833

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
227,988 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
6,839,633 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

49,563
cars per year
30,398
homes per year
10,363,080
trees to offset

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

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AES Andres

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Itabo power station

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260MW · 1986

Haina TG

Dominican Republic · Oil

185MW · 2003

Tavera 1

Dominican Republic · Hydroelectric

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Palomino 1

Dominican Republic · Hydroelectric

82MW · 2010

About this plant

Monte Rio is a 100.1 MW oil power plant in the Dominican Republic, operated by PVDC.

Ranked #3 of 5 oil plants in the Dominican Republic. Its 100.1 MW represents 11.89% of the Dominican Republic’s total oil capacity of 842 MW. The largest oil plant in the Dominican Republic is Quisqueya 2 at 430 MW, making Monte Rio 4.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Barahona power station (45 MW, Coal) and Canoa (25 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Barahona Province, approximately 200 km from Santo Domingo.

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