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Gongshan County Pula Hydro24 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Gongshan County Pula Hydro is a 24 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #524 of 1000 hydro plants in China, this plant's 24 MW accounts for 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 Gongshan County Pula Hydro 937.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Yunnan Diqing Luoma Hydroelectric (60 MW, Hydro), Yanwa (24 MW, Hydro), and Gongshan County Qiqi (24 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Yunnan Province, approximately 200 km from Lijiang.

Capacity
24 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Location
27.7944°, 98.5875°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 3,078. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #18,084 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,173 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

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

Regional density

15 plants within 100 km, 637 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gongshan County Qiqi (5.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 27.794400, 98.587500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gongshan County Pula Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 84 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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