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English Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Dam is a 60 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Commissioned
- 1952
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Comisión Federal de Electricidad
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 26.509, -108.580
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
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About this plant
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Dam is a 60 MW hydroelectric power plant in Mexico, commissioned in 1952.
Ranked #62 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, Miguel Hidalgo’s 60 MW represents 0.19% 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 this facility 40 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Luis Donaldo Colosio (Huites) (422 MW, Hydro), Huites Dam (422 MW, Hydro), and Central Hidroeléctrica Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (60 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Sinaloa, approximately 50 km from Los Mochis.
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