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Pingbian Guanyintuo Hydro40 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Pingbian Guanyintuo Hydro is a 40 MW hydroelectric power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #440 of 1000 hydro plants in China, this facility contributes 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 Pingbian Guanyintuo 562.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Baihetan Dam (16,000 MW, Hydro), Xiluodu (13,860 MW, Hydro), and Sichuan Muchuan County Huogu (40 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Sichuan Province, approximately 300 km from Chengdu.

Capacity
40 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Location
28.5747°, 103.7031°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 2,638. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #15,126 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,470 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

38 plants within 100 km, 43,647 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sichuan Gaozhuoying Hydro Station (28.3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 28.574700, 103.703100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Pingbian Guanyintuo Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 140 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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