Iran

Sefid Rood — 87 MW Hydroelectric

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Sefid Rood is a 87 MW hydro power plant located in Iran. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
87 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1964

Year online

Owner
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company

Operator

Location
36.74, 49.40

Coordinates

Insights

#243
largest in Iran
#2,487
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,859
largest worldwide
1964
20 yrs older than avg
47
operated by Iran Water and…
20
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
87 MW
Commissioned
1964
Status
Operational
Owner
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
Country
Iran
Coordinates
36.743, 49.402

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,316 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
585,308 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,591
cars per year
976
homes per year
332,561
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Sefid Rood is an 87 MW hydro power plant in Iran, commissioned in 1964. It accounts for 0.26% of Iran’s total hydro capacity of 33,974 MW.

Ranked #44 of 76 hydro plants in Iran, Sefid Rood is much smaller than the largest hydro plant, Shahid Abbaspuor, which has a capacity of 2,000 MW, making Sefid Rood approximately 23 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Gilan combined cycle power plant (1,305.6 MW, Gas), نیروگاه سیکل ترکیبی گیلان (1,305.6 MW, Gas), and Lushan Shahid Beheshti Power Plant (360 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Gilan Province of Iran.

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