Mexico

La Amistad — 66 MW Hydroelectric

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La Amistad is a 66 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
66 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
CFE

Operator

Location
29.45, -101.06

Coordinates

Insights

#248
largest in %s
#2,828
largest %s worldwide
#11,957
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
104
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
66 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
CFE
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
29.449, -101.060

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,550 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
444,027 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,207
cars / year
740
homes / year
252,288
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

La Amistad is a 66 MW hydroelectric power plant in Mexico, commissioned in 1990.
Ranked #60 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, it accounts for 0.21% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making La Amistad 36.4 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Rocksprings (149.3 MW, Wind), Amistad Dam (132 MW, Hydro), and Amistad Dam & Power (66 MW, Hydro). The plant is situated in Coahuila, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Monterrey.

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