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Gansu Longchanghe Iv Hydro5 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Gansu Longchanghe Iv Hydro is a 5 MW hydroelectric power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #939 of 1000 hydro plants in China. Its 5 MW capacity represents 0.0016% 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 Longchanghe Iv Hydro 4,500 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Longshou II Dam (157 MW, Hydro), Gaotai B (100 MW, Solar), and Gaotai D (75 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Gansu Province, approximately 400 km from the nearest major city, Lanzhou.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
China Yangtze Power
Location
38.8808°, 99.7347°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 4,227. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,423 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

China Yangtze Power operates 85 plants totalling 40,890 MW

Regional density

33 plants within 100 km, 2,085 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sunan Longchanghe I Small Hydro (6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 38.880800, 99.734700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gansu Longchanghe Iv Hydro 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
China
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ChinaEnergy Profile

4,431
Total Plants
1617.1 GW
Total Capacity
CoalHydroNuclearGas
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