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Shanxi Yu County Yanjiazhuang4 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Shanxi Yu County Yanjiazhuang is a 4 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #963 of 1000 hydro plants in China. Its 4 MW represents 0.0013% 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 Shanxi Yu County Yanjiazhuang 5,625 times smaller. Nearby plants include Xilongchi (1200 MW, Hydro), Xilongchi Pumped Storage (1200 MW, Hydro), and Yuxian SX (100 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Shanxi Province, approximately 400 km southwest of Beijing.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
38.4291°, 113.5161°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 4,287. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,718 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Regional density

31 plants within 100 km, 14,857 MW combined

Nearest plant: Shanxi Yu County Wangjiazhuang (21.1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 38.429100, 113.516100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Shanxi Yu County Yanjiazhuang is a hydro power plant producing approximately 14 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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