World Power Plants

Third Cascade Niduhe River14 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Third Cascade Niduhe River is a 14 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #691 of 1000 hydro plants in China. Its 14 MW represents 0.0045% 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 facility 1,607 times smaller. Nearby plants include Yunnan Lishe River Dawan (49 MW, Hydro), Shuangbai Ejia Magahe River (15 MW, Hydro), and Fourth Cascade Buguanhe River (6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Yunnan Province, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Kunming.

Capacity
14 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Location
24.5660°, 101.1580°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 3,721. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #21,743 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,010 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

China Three Gorges Corporation operates 508 plants totalling 127,392 MW

Regional density

8 plants within 100 km, 3,057 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fourth Cascade Buguanhe River (1.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 24.566000, 101.158000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Third Cascade Niduhe River is a hydro power plant producing approximately 49 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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