Falcón is a 31.5 MW hydro power plant in Mexico, with no specified operator and commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #74 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico. Its 31.5 MW represents 0.1% of Mexico's total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making Falcón 76 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Rio Bravo Windpower LLC (237.6 MW, Wind), Mesteno (201.6 MW, Wind), and Los Vientos Windpower III (200 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Tamaulipas, approximately 300 km northeast of Monterrey.
Mexico, North America
- 268. largest of 419 plants in Mexico
- #16,283 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,782 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Mexico
14 plants within 100 km, 2,420 MW combined
Source: CFE
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Falcón is a hydro power plant producing approximately 110 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
Mexico- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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