Tenero-Centrale di dotazione— 4.25 MW Hydroelectric
Tenero-Centrale di dotazione is a 4.25 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1972. Ranked #123 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland. Its 4.25 MW represents 0.04% of Switzerland's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Tenero-Centrale di dotazione 302 times smaller. Nearby plants include Roncovalgrande Hydroelectric Plant (1,000 MW, Hydro), Biasca (324 MW, Hydro), and Biaschina (141 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Ticino region, approximately 50 km north of Lugano.
54 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 129. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #30,471 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,679 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
54 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
120 plants within 100 km, 15,303 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Tenero-Centrale di dotazione is a hydro power plant producing approximately 15 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
Switzerland- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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