World Power Plants

Jinping Maguo River10 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Jinping Maguo River is a 10 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #771 of 1000 hydro plants in China. Its 10 MW represents a fraction 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 Jinping Maguo River 2,250 times smaller. Nearby plants include Madushan Dam (240 MW, Hydro), Ngoi Phat (72 MW, Hydro), and Nam Na 2 (66 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Yunnan Province, approximately 200 km from the nearest major city, Kunming.

Capacity
10 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Location
22.8250°, 103.4953°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 3,846. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,463 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

36 plants within 100 km, 4,796 MW combined

Nearest plant: Madushan Dam (32.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 22.825000, 103.495300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Jinping Maguo River is a hydro power plant producing approximately 35 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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