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Gansu Dang River35 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Gansu Dang River is a 35 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #461 of 1000 hydro plants in China. This plant's 35 MW represents 0.01% of China's total hydro capacity of 313,039 MW. The largest hydro plant in China is the Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, making Gansu Dang River 642.9 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Gansu Province, approximately 500 km northwest of Lanzhou.

Capacity
35 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Location
39.4923°, 97.3423°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 2,743. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #15,825 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,667 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

China Three Gorges Corporation operates 508 plants totalling 127,392 MW

Regional density

40 plants within 100 km, 5,886 MW combined

Nearest plant: Yumen D (53.3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 39.492300, 97.342300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gansu Dang River is a hydro power plant producing approximately 123 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
China
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ChinaEnergy Profile

4,431
Total Plants
1617.1 GW
Total Capacity
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