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Varvara — 16 MW Hydroelectric

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Varvara is a 16 MW hydro power plant located in Azerbaijan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
16 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1957

Year online

Owner
AzerEnerji

Operator

Location
40.68, 47.09

Coordinates

Insights

#13
largest in Azerbaijan
#4,779
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#20,858
largest worldwide
1957
27 yrs older than avg
15
operated by AzerEnerji
3
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
16 MW
Commissioned
1957
Status
Operational
Owner
AzerEnerji
Country
AZE
Coordinates
40.684, 47.093

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,346 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
107,643 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

293
cars per year
179
homes per year
61,161
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Plants

Azerbaijan TPP

Azerbaijan · Oil

2,400MW · 1980

Shamkir

Azerbaijan · Hydroelectric

405MW · 2000

Mingechevir

Azerbaijan · Hydroelectric

402MW · 1953

Yenikend

Azerbaijan · Hydroelectric

150MW · 2000

Gusar

Azerbaijan · Hydroelectric

1MW · 2012

About this plant

Varvara is a 16 MW hydro power plant in Azerbaijan, operated by AzerEnerji since 1957.

Ranked #4 of 5 hydro plants in Azerbaijan, Varvara’s 16 MW constitutes 1.64% of Azerbaijan’s total hydro capacity of 974 MW. The largest hydro plant in Azerbaijan is Shamkir at 405 MW, making Varvara 25.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Azerbaijan TPP (2,400 MW, Oil) and Mingechevir (402 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Ganja-Qazakh region, approximately 200 km west of Baku.

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