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Sahanivotry — 17 MW Hydroelectric

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Sahanivotry is a 17 MW hydro power plant located in Madagascar. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
17 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
HYDELEC Madagascar SA

Operator

Location
-20.20, 47.13

Coordinates

Insights

#8
largest in %s
#4,757
largest %s worldwide
#20,761
largest worldwide
1
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
17 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
HYDELEC Madagascar SA
Country
MDG
Coordinates
-20.200, 47.133

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,388 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
111,007 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

302
cars / year
185
homes / year
63,072
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Ambatovy Nickel power station

Madagascar · Coal

120MW

Andekaleka

Madagascar · Hydroelectric

91MW · 1980

Mandroseza

Madagascar · Oil

40MW · 2015

Ambatolampy

Madagascar · Solar

25MW · 2018

La Mandraka

Madagascar · Hydroelectric

24MW · 2015

Ambohimanambola

Madagascar · Oil

20MW · 2015

About this plant

Sahanivotry is a 16.5 MW hydro power plant in Madagascar, operated by HYDELEC Madagascar SA.

Ranked #3 of 5 hydro plants in Madagascar, it contributes 11.33% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 146 MW. The largest hydro plant in Madagascar is Andekaleka at 91 MW, making Sahanivotry 5.5 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Analamanga region, approximately 150 km from the capital city, Antananarivo.

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