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Zayanderud Dam — 56 MW Hydroelectric

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Zayanderud Dam is a 56 MW hydro power plant located in Iran. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
56 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1971

Year online

Owner
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company

Operator

Location
32.73, 50.74

Coordinates

Insights

#256
largest in %s
#3,056
largest %s worldwide
#12,695
largest worldwide
1971
%d yrs older than avg
47
operated by %s
13
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
56 MW
Commissioned
1971
Status
Operational
Owner
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
Country
Iran
Coordinates
32.734, 50.738

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,667 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
373,386 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,015
cars / year
622
homes / year
212,151
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Shahid Abbaspour Dam Power Plant

Iran · Hydroelectric

2,000MW · 1975

Shahid Abbaspuor

Iran · Hydroelectric

2,000MW · 2000

Karun-3 Hydro Power Plant

Iran · Hydroelectric

2,000MW · 2004

Masjed Soleyman

Iran · Hydroelectric

2,000MW · 2002

Karoune 3

Iran · Hydroelectric

2,000MW · 2001

Shahid Abbaspour dam hydropower station

Iran · Hydroelectric

2,000MW · 1975

About this plant

Zayanderud Dam is a 55.5 MW hydro power plant in Iran, commissioned in 1971.

Ranked #46 of 76 hydro plants in Iran, Zayanderud Dam contributes 0.16% of Iran’s total hydro capacity of 33,974 MW. The largest hydro plant in Iran is Shahid Abbaspuor at 2,000 MW, making Zayanderud Dam 36 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Zayanderud Dam itself (55.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Isfahan Province, approximately 400 km south of Tehran.

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