CURILLINQUE is a 92 MW hydro power plant in Chile, operated by EMPRESA ELECTRICA PEHUENCHE S.A. Ranked #37 of 143 hydro plants in Chile, CURILLINQUE's 92 MW accounts for 0.73% of the country's total hydro capacity of 12,561 MW. The largest hydro plant in Chile is Ralco Hydroelectric Plant at 690 MW, making CURILLINQUE 7.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include PEHUENCHE (570 MW, Hydro), Pehuenche Hydroelectric Plant (570 MW, Hydro), and COLBUN (474 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the Biobío Region, approximately 300 km south of Santiago.
Chile, South America
- 94. largest of 383 plants in Chile
- #10,635 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,408 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.29% of the installed capacity of Chile
EMPRESA ELECTRICA PEHUENCHE S.A. operates 3 plants totalling 702 MW
22 plants within 100 km, 2,824 MW combined
Source: Energía Abierta
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
CURILLINQUE is a hydro power plant producing approximately 322 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
Chile- Continent
- South America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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