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Yunnan Wenshan Yanlashan15 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Yunnan Wenshan Yanlashan 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 0.005% of China's 313,039 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in China is the Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, making Yunnan Wenshan Yanlashan 1,500 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Malutang Dam (400 MW, Hydro) and Maguan Daliangzi Hydro (32 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Yunnan Province, approximately 200 km from Kunming.

Capacity
15 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Yunnan Provincial Power Investment
Location
23.0600°, 104.4200°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 3,621. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #21,166 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,883 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Yunnan Provincial Power Investment operates 10 plants totalling 443 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 991 MW combined

Nearest plant: Maguan Daliangzi Hydro (4.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 23.060000, 104.420000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Yunnan Wenshan Yanlashan 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

ChinaEnergy Profile

4,431
Total Plants
1617.1 GW
Total Capacity
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