World Power Plants

Niquía hydro power station19 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Niquía is a 19 MW hydro power station in Colombia, with no specified operator or commissioning year. Ranked #61 of 78 hydro plants in Colombia. Its 19 MW accounts for 0.07% of Colombia's total hydro capacity of 26,557 MW. The largest hydro plant in Colombia is Ituango D at 2,400 MW, making Niquía 126.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Bunji Dam (7,100 MW, Hydro) and Ashihama nuclear power plant (2,700 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in a region with significant hydroelectric resources.

Capacity
19 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín)
Location
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Colombia, South America

Context & rankings
  • 95. largest of 127 plants in Colombia
  • #20,067 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,561 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Colombia
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín) operates 20 plants totalling 9,011 MW

Regional density

296 plants within 100 km, 22,532 MW combined

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 0.000000, 0.000000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Niquía hydro power station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 67 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
Colombia
Continent
South America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ColombiaEnergy Profile

127
Total Plants
37.5 GW
Total Capacity
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