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Central Hidroelectrica de Santa Rosa — 68 MW Hydroelectric

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Central Hidroelectrica de Santa Rosa is a 68 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
68 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Comision Federal de Electricidad

Operator

Location
20.91, -103.71

Coordinates

Insights

#245
largest in Mexico
#2,799
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,858
largest worldwide
86
operated by Comision Federal de…
21
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
68 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Comision Federal de Electricidad
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
20.908, -103.707
Wikipedia
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Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,719 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
457,482 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,243
cars / year
762
homes / year
259,933
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Central Hidroeléctrica de Santa Rosa is a 68 MW hydro power plant in Mexico, operated by Comision Federal de Electricidad.

Ranked #58 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico. Its 68 MW accounts for 0.21% of Mexico’s total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making Central Hidroeléctrica de Santa Rosa 35.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include La Yesca Dam (750 MW, Hydro) and Alfredo Elías Ayub (La Yesca) (750 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Jalisco, approximately 120 km from Guadalajara.

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