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Emission factor from IGES v11.7

Grid electricity generation, build margin (CDM) - Government; Ex-ante

Ecuador · Generation · 2024 onwards

Each kilowatt-hour generated this way from 2024 counts as 0.0214 kg CO₂e at the power plants.

Value from 2024 onwards

0.0214kgCO₂e/kWh

Fossil only · CO₂ only

FossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂EN 15804 GWP-fossil
2024–
Default: the latest year
Region
Ecuador EC
Boundary
Generation
Data quality
MediumRated by us, not by the source
Licence
Open · IGES terms

Where 0.0214 comes from

Published as one number

IGES prints this factor as a single figure, with no parts to add up.

Reporting this kilowatt-hour under the GHG Protocol

Scope 2 0.0214

You buy the energy, so its generation is your Scope 2.

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Electricity › Electricity by generation technology · Ecuador · per kWh · Average

Generation · Fossil only

Boundary
Generation
GWP method
None: the value counts CO₂ alone
CO₂ weighs 1 in every IPCC report, so no GWP applies
CO₂e basis
Fossil onlyFossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂EN 15804 GWP-fossil
All of it is CO₂
Life cycle
Upstream: not coveredProduction: coveredDownstream: not applicableEnd of life: not applicable

Medium quality · Open licence · 2018 to now

All values

7 values, one per year back to 2018. Every one is fossil only, so the years compare directly. Tap a bar.

2024 onwards0.0214Default value

kgCO₂e per kWh, by year. Pick a year to read it.

What this number covers

The path of one kilowatt-hour, from the fuel to your meter. Not every step on it is counted; what is left out is listed below.

  1. Generation

    Producing the electricity at the power plants that make up the mix

    Included0.0214

  2. Your meter

    1 kWh used. The factor is per kWh measured here.

    = 0.0214

Outside this boundary

  • Electricity lost on the network
  • Producing and delivering the plants' fuel
  • Building the power plants

IGES counts burning fuel at the plants, not producing and delivering that fuel or building the plants.

Gases

Basis: Fossil onlyFossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂EN 15804 GWP-fossil

  • Fossil CO₂0.0214

The CO₂e counts fossil carbon only; biogenic CO₂, biogenic methane and land-use carbon are left out.

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About this factor

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Source and licence

Publisher
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Library
IGES v11.7
Published
6 March 2026
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Credit it with this lineInstitute for Global Environmental Strategies (2026). List of Grid Emission Factors, version 11.7. Available at: https://pub.iges.or.jp/pub/iges-list-grid-emission-factors
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Cite this factor

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (2026). List of Grid Emission Factors, version 11.7. Available at: https://pub.iges.or.jp/pub/iges-list-grid-emission-factors. Normalised by open-climate.ai, https://open-climate.ai/factors/libraries/iges/ (CC BY 4.0). https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-iges-grid_electricity-ec-kwh-generation-d76bb991/?v=efv1-3116fc55e3b94688cd0deea3c6a53f15

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