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Cuyamapa — 13 MW Hydroelectric

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Cuyamapa is a 13 MW hydro power plant located in Honduras. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
13 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
15.25, -87.57

Coordinates

Insights

#29
largest in %s
#5,138
largest %s worldwide
#22,248
largest worldwide
12
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
13 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
HND
Coordinates
15.252, -87.573

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,076 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
86,114 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

234
cars / year
144
homes / year
48,929
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Cuyamapa is a 12.8 MW hydro power plant in Honduras, also ranked #6 of 12 hydro plants in the country.

It accounts for 2.48% of Honduras’s total hydro capacity of 515 MW. The largest hydro plant in Honduras is Fransisco Morazan (el Cajon) at 300 MW, making Cuyamapa 23.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include ENERSA Choloma (371 MW, Oil), Fransisco Morazan (el Cajon) (300 MW, Hydro), and Rio Lindo (80 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Atlántida department, approximately 50 km from La Ceiba.

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