Sichuan Aba Municipality Wenchuan Caopo Hekou Hydro— 15 MW Hydroelectric
Sichuan Aba Municipality Wenchuan Caopo Hekou Hydro is a 15 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #666 of 1000 hydro plants in China. Its 15 MW represents 0.00005% 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 Sichuan Aba Municipality Wenchuan 1,500 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Zipingpu (760 MW, Hydro), Sichuan Maoergai (420 MW, Hydro), and Futangba (360 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Sichuan Province, approximately 120 km northwest of Chengdu.
16 years old
China, Asia
- 3,621. largest of 4,431 plants in China
- #21,166 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,883 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Sichuan Provincial Power Company operates 11 plants totalling 855 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 3,530 MW combined
Source: UNFCCC CDM Registry
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sichuan Aba Municipality Wenchuan Caopo Hekou Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 53 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
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