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Shaqian — 50 MW Hydroelectric

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Shaqian is a 50 MW hydro power plant located in China. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
50 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2018

Year online

Owner
China Yangtze Power

Operator

Location
28.56, 107.50

Coordinates

Insights

#1,790
largest in %s
#3,166
largest %s worldwide
#13,085
largest worldwide
2018
%d yrs newer than avg
85
operated by %s
13
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
50 MW
Commissioned
2018
Status
Operational
Owner
China Yangtze Power
Country
China
Coordinates
28.558, 107.497

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,205 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
336,384 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

914
cars / year
561
homes / year
191,127
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Gou Pi Tan

China · Hydroelectric

3,000MW · 2009

Huaneng Luohuang power station

China · Coal

2,640MW · 2000

Pengshui

China · Hydroelectric

1,750MW · 2008

Anwen Songzao power station

China · Coal

1,620MW · 2015

Jinsha Chayuan power station

China · Coal

1,320MW · 2016

Xishui Erlang power station

China · Coal

1,320MW · 2015

About this plant

Shaqian is a 50 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning.
Ranked #402 of 1000 hydro plants in China, this facility represents 0.02% of China’s total hydro capacity of 313,039 MW. The largest hydro plant in China is the Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, making Shaqian 450 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Niudu On Furong River (20 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Hubei Province, approximately 200 km from the nearest major city, Wuhan.

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22,500MW · 2003

Baihetan Dam

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16,000MW · 2008

Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant

Ukraine · Hydroelectric

15,786MW · 1932

Itaipu Dam

Brazil · Hydroelectric

14,000MW · 1970

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