ECU

Calope — 18 MW Hydroelectric

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Calope is a 18 MW hydro power plant located in Ecuador. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
18 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Enermax

Operator

Location
-1.72, -78.77

Coordinates

Insights

#19
largest in Ecuador
#4,616
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#20,292
largest worldwide
1
operated by Enermax
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
18 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Enermax
Country
ECU
Coordinates
-1.717, -78.767

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,514 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
121,098 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

329
cars / year
202
homes / year
68,806
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Calope is an 18 MW hydro power plant in Ecuador, operated by Enermax.

Ranked #7 of 10 hydro plants in Ecuador, it represents 0.55% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 3,254 MW. The largest hydro plant in Ecuador is Coca Coda Sinclair at 1,500 MW, making Calope 83.3 times smaller.

The nearest plant within 50 km is Alao (10 MW, Hydro). Calope is situated in the province of Morona Santiago, approximately 200 km from the nearest major city, Cuenca.

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