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Palomino 1 — 82 MW Hydroelectric

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Palomino 1 is a 82 MW hydro power plant located in Dominican Republic. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
82 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
EGEHID

Operator

Location
18.92, -71.01

Coordinates

Insights

#8
largest in %s
#2,552
largest %s worldwide
#11,061
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
3
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
82 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
EGEHID
Country
DOM
Coordinates
18.923, -71.010

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,862 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
548,979 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,492
cars / year
915
homes / year
311,920
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Palomino 1 is an 81.6 MW hydro power plant in the Dominican Republic, operated by EGEHID.

Ranked #2 of 3 hydro plants in the Dominican Republic. Its 81.6 MW represents 35.93% of the Dominican Republic’s total hydro capacity of 227 MW. The largest hydro plant in the Dominican Republic is Tavera 1 at 96 MW, making Palomino 1 1.2 times smaller.

The nearest plant within 50 km is Tavera 1 (96 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Santiago region, approximately 30 km from the nearest major city, Santiago de los Caballeros.

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