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Canaveral — 29 MW Hydroelectric

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Canaveral is a 29 MW hydro power plant located in Honduras. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
29 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Empresa Nacional De Energia Electrica

Operator

Location
14.98, -88.02

Coordinates

Insights

#19
largest in %s
#3,919
largest %s worldwide
#17,086
largest worldwide
16
operated by %s
15
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
29 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Empresa Nacional De Energia Electrica
Country
HND
Coordinates
14.982, -88.023

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,439 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
195,103 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

530
cars / year
325
homes / year
110,854
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Canaveral is a 29 MW hydro power plant in Honduras, operated by Empresa Nacional De Energia Electrica.

Ranked #4 of 12 hydro plants in Honduras. Its 29 MW represents 5.63% of Honduras’s total hydro capacity of 515 MW. The largest hydro plant in Honduras is Fransisco Morazan (el Cajon) at 300 MW, making Canaveral 10.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Fransisco Morazan (el Cajon) (300 MW, Hydro) and Rio Lindo (80 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Cortés department, approximately 50 km from San Pedro Sula.

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