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Sichuan Ningnan Yibu River Stage 516 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Sichuan Ningnan Yibu River Stage 5 is a 16 MW hydro power plant in China, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #640 of 1000 hydro plants in China, this facility's 16 MW accounts for 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 this plant 1,406.25 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Yunnan Tianhuaban (180 MW, Hydro), Diluo Hydroelectric (100 MW, Hydro), and Sichuan Province Yingxiongpo (56 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in Sichuan Province, approximately 300 km west of Chengdu.

Capacity
16 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Sichuan Energy Investment Group
Location
27.2553°, 102.8819°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 3,585. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #20,858 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,779 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Sichuan Energy Investment Group operates 3 plants totalling 476 MW

Regional density

20 plants within 100 km, 1,372 MW combined

Nearest plant: Yibu River Stage 4 Smallscale (5.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 27.255300, 102.881900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Sichuan Ningnan Yibu River Stage 5 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 56 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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