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Yunnan Dandahe Hydroelectricity100 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Yunnan Dandahe Hydroelectricity is a 100 MW hydro power plant in China. Ranked #322 of 1000 hydro plants in China, it 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 Dandahe 225 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Yunnan Province, approximately 300 km southwest of Kunming.

Capacity
100 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Yunnan Hydropower
Location
28.9761°, 99.0125°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1,458. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #10,042 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,293 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

Yunnan Hydropower operates 3 plants totalling 136 MW

Regional density

9 plants within 100 km, 465 MW combined

Nearest plant: Zhengdou (50.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 28.976100, 99.012500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Yunnan Dandahe Hydroelectricity is a hydro power plant producing approximately 350 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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