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Yunnan Yongde Damengtong50 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Yunnan Yongde Damengtong is a 50 MW hydro power plant in China, commissioned in 2010. Ranked #402 of 1000 hydro plants in China, it represents 0.02% 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 Yunnan Yongde Damengtong 450 times smaller. Nearby plants include Zhenkang Fengweihe (40 MW, Hydro) and Yunnan Yongde County Dedanghe 3rd Cascade (17 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Yunnan Province, approximately 200 km southeast of Kunming.

Capacity
50 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Yunnan Provincial Power Investment
Location
24.2222°, 99.4156°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1,790. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,166 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Yunnan Provincial Power Investment operates 10 plants totalling 443 MW

Regional density

21 plants within 100 km, 6,080 MW combined

Nearest plant: Malong River 3# (15 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 24.222200, 99.415600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Yunnan Yongde Damengtong is a hydro power plant producing approximately 175 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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