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Tamazulapan2.5 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Tamazulapan is a 2.5 MW hydro power plant in Mexico, commissioned in an undisclosed year. It is operated by an undisclosed entity. Ranked #122 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, Tamazulapan's 2.5 MW accounts for 0.01% of Mexico's total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making Tamazulapan 960 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Oaxaca region, approximately 300 km southeast of Mexico City.

Capacity
2.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Location
17.6868°, -97.6178°

Mexico, North America

Context & rankings
  • 394. largest of 419 plants in Mexico
  • #33,017 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,253 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Comisión Federal de Electricidad operates 78 plants totalling 46,723 MW

Data provenance

Source: CFE

Location

Coordinates:: 17.686800, -97.617800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Tamazulapan is a hydro power plant producing approximately 9 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

MexicoEnergy Profile

419
Total Plants
141.6 GW
Total Capacity
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