Gansu Province Yangtian Smallscale— 3 MW Hydroelectric
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.
China, Asia
- 4,313. largest of 4,431 plants in China
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,023 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
15 plants within 100 km, 2,418 MW combined
Source: UNFCCC CDM Registry
Location
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
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