PENNA AHOBELAM is a 20 MW hydro power plant in India, commissioned in 1994. Ranked #211 of 261 hydro plants in India, it accounts for 0.04% of India's total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. The largest hydro plant in India is KOYNA COMPLEX at 1,956 MW, making PENNA AHOBELAM 97.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Pavagada Solar Park (2,050 MW, Solar), PaSP Renew 2 (300 MW, Solar), and Thimmapuram Wind Farm (200 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Andhra Pradesh, approximately 200 km northeast of Hyderabad.
32 years old
India, Asia
- 1,080. largest of 1,805 plants in India
- #19,000 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,424 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
32 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
NHPC Limited operates 44 plants totalling 16,358 MW
45 plants within 100 km, 8,381 MW combined
Source: Central Electricity Authority
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
PENNA AHOBELAM is a hydro power plant producing approximately 70 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
India- Continent
- Asia
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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