El Carrizal is a 17 MW hydro power plant in Argentina, operated by CEMPPSA - HIDROCUYO SA since 1971. Ranked #80 of 111 hydro plants in Argentina. Its 17 MW represents 0.06% of Argentina's 30,334 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Argentina is Corpus Christi Dam at 3,800 MW, making El Carrizal 223.5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Lujan de Cuyo (549.76 MW, Gas) and Cacheuta (Nueva) (120 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Mendoza Province, approximately 30 km from the city of Mendoza.
55 years old
Argentina, South America
- 230. largest of 368 plants in Argentina
- #20,629 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,718 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Argentina
55 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
CEMPPSA - HIDROCUYO SA operates 3 plants totalling 188 MW
11 plants within 100 km, 1,008 MW combined
Source: Ministerio de Energía y Minería
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
EL CARRIZAL is a hydro power plant producing approximately 60 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Argentina- Continent
- South America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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