Mexico

General Ambrosio Figueroa hydroelectric power station — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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General Ambrosio Figueroa hydroelectric power station is a 30 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad

Operator

Location
17.12, -99.56

Coordinates

Insights

#270
largest in %s
#3,804
largest %s worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
86
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
17.117, -99.563

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,523 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
201,830 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

548
cars / year
336
homes / year
114,676
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

General Ambrosio Figueroa is a 30 MW hydroelectric power station in Mexico, operated by Comisión Federal de Electricidad.

Ranked #76 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, this facility represents 0.09% 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 station 80 times smaller.

The nearest plant is Colotlipa (8 MW, Hydro). This station is located in the state of Guerrero, approximately 150 km southwest of Mexico City.

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