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Cachi Hydroelectric Power Station Costa Rica — 102 MW Hydroelectric

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Cachi Hydroelectric Power Station Costa Rica is a 102 MW hydro power plant located in Costa Rica. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
102 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad

Operator

Location
9.84, -83.80

Coordinates

Insights

#9
largest in %s
#2,267
largest %s worldwide
#9,910
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
17
operated by %s
17
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
102 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
Country
CRI
Coordinates
9.841, -83.804

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,578 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
686,223 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,865
cars / year
1,144
homes / year
389,900
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Cachi Hydroelectric Power Station is a 102 MW hydroelectric power plant in Costa Rica, operated since its commissioning.

Ranked #6 of 18 hydro plants in Costa Rica, it contributes 7.86% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 1,298 MW. The largest hydro plant in Costa Rica is Angostura Hydroelectric Power Station at 210 MW, making Cachi 2.06 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Angostura Hydroelectric Power Station (210 MW, Hydro), Pirris Hydroelectric Power Station (134 MW, Hydro), and Rio Macho Hydroelectic Power Plant (120 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Turrialba region, approximately 80 km east of San José.

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