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San Jacinto-Tizate Geothermal Power Plant Nicaragua — 82 MW Geothermal

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San Jacinto-Tizate Geothermal Power Plant Nicaragua is a 82 MW geothermal power plant located in Nicaragua. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
82 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2014

Year online

Owner
Ormat Technologies

Operator

Location
12.61, -86.77

Coordinates

Insights

#1
largest in %s
#56
largest %s worldwide
#11,033
largest worldwide
2014
%d yrs newer than avg
2
operated by %s
29
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Geothermal
Capacity
82 MW
Commissioned
2014
Status
Operational
Owner
Ormat Technologies
Country
NIC
Coordinates
12.609, -86.773

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
21,837 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
655,108 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
38 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

4,747
cars / year
2,912
homes / year
992,588
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

San Jacinto-Tizate is an 82 MW geothermal power plant in Nicaragua, operated since its commissioning.

Ranked #1 of 2 geothermal plants in Nicaragua, it contributes 51.57% of the country’s total geothermal capacity of 159 MW. The largest geothermal plant in Nicaragua is San Jacinto-Tizate itself at 82 MW, making it equal in size to this facility.

Nearby plants include Momotombo (77 MW, Geothermal), Corinto Barge IC (71 MW, Oil), and CENSA Amfels IC (64 MW, Oil). The plant is located in Nicaragua, approximately 40 km from the capital, Managua.

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