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Yunnan Amojiang Sanjiangkou99 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Yunnan Amojiang Sanjiangkou is a 99 MW hydro power plant in China, commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #334 of 1000 hydro plants in China, Yunnan Amojiang Sanjiangkou's 99 MW represents 0.03% of China's total hydro capacity of 313,039 MW. The largest hydro plant in China is Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, making Yunnan Amojiang Sanjiangkou 227.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Jufudu Dam (285 MW, Hydro), Longma Dam (240 MW, Hydro), and Sinanjiang Dam (201 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Yunnan Province, approximately 300 km southwest of Kunming.

Capacity
99 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Location
23.0711°, 101.4442°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1,588. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #10,397 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,343 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of China
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

10 plants within 100 km, 1,650 MW combined

Nearest plant: Yayangshan Dam (6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 23.071100, 101.444200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Yunnan Amojiang Sanjiangkou is a hydro power plant producing approximately 347 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
CoalHydroNuclearGas
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