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Gansu Province Yangtian Smallscale3 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Gansu Province Yangtian Smallscale is a 3 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #979 of 1000 hydro plants in China. Its 3 MW represents 0.00096% of China's total hydro capacity of 313,039 MW. The largest hydro plant in China is Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, making Gansu Province Yangtian 7,500 times smaller. Nearby plants include Bikou (300 MW, Hydro), Qilinsi (111 MW, Hydro), and Shaanxi Juting (40 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Gansu Province, approximately 400 km southwest of Lanzhou.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
33.1942°, 105.6108°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 4,313. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,023 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Regional density

15 plants within 100 km, 2,418 MW combined

Nearest plant: Shaanxi Juting (39.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 33.194200, 105.610800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gansu Province Yangtian Smallscale is a hydro power plant producing approximately 11 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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