GUILLERMO CESPEDES— 5.2 MW Hydroelectric
GUILLERMO CESPEDES is a 5.2 MW hydro power plant in Argentina. It operates on hydroelectric power and is managed by DPA RIO NEGRO. The plant was commissioned in 1963 and is located at coordinates -39.5600, -65.6817. Ranked #105 of 111 hydro plants in Argentina. Its 5.2 MW represents 0.02% of Argentina's total hydro capacity of 30,334 MW. The largest hydro plant in Argentina is Corpus Christi Dam at 3,800 MW, making GUILLERMO CESPEDES 730 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Central hidroeléctrica Guillermo Céspedes (Hydro, 552 MW). The facility is located in the Río Negro Province, approximately 900 km from Buenos Aires.
63 years old
Argentina, South America
- 300. largest of 368 plants in Argentina
- #28,180 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,396 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Argentina
63 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
DPA RIO NEGRO operates 4 plants totalling 25 MW
1 plants within 100 km, 552 MW combined
Source: Ministerio de Energía y Minería
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
GUILLERMO CESPEDES is a hydro power plant producing approximately 18 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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