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Guertu River Cascade Stage 313 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Guertu River Cascade Stage 3 is a 13 MW hydro power plant in China, commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #704 of 1000 hydro plants in China, its 13 MW represents 0.004% 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 Guertu River Cascade Stage 3 1,730 times smaller. Nearby plants include Guertu River Cascade Stage 4 (20 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in a region approximately 440 km northwest of Urumqi.

Capacity
13 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Location
44.3117°, 83.8517°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 3,741. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #22,127 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,099 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

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

Regional density

12 plants within 100 km, 2,074 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wusuin Jinko (36.3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 44.311700, 83.851700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Guertu River Cascade Stage 3 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 46 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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