La Esperanza is a 12.8 MW hydro power plant in Honduras, operated by Empresa Nacional De Energia Electrica. Ranked #6 of 12 hydro plants in Honduras, it represents 2.48% of the country's total hydro capacity of 515 MW. The largest hydro plant in Honduras is Fransisco Morazan (el Cajon) at 300 MW, making La Esperanza 23.4 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Cortés department, approximately 15 km from San Pedro Sula.
Honduras, North America
- 29. largest of 40 plants in Honduras
- #22,248 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,138 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.59% of the installed capacity of Honduras
Empresa Nacional De Energia Electrica operates 16 plants totalling 1,352 MW
10 plants within 100 km, 1,010 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
La Esperanza is a hydro power plant producing approximately 45 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
Honduras- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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