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Kirirom I — 12 MW Hydroelectric

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Kirirom I is a 12 MW hydro power plant located in Cambodia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
12 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2002

Year online

Owner
Electricité du Cambodge

Operator

Location
11.24, 104.03

Coordinates

Insights

#10
largest in %s
#5,190
largest %s worldwide
#22,497
largest worldwide
2002
%d yrs newer than avg
6
operated by %s
11
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
12 MW
Commissioned
2002
Status
Operational
Owner
Electricité du Cambodge
Country
KHM
Coordinates
11.238, 104.034

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,009 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
80,732 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

219
cars / year
135
homes / year
45,871
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Kirirom I is a 12 MW hydro power plant in Cambodia, commissioned in 2002. It is one of 5 hydro plants in Cambodia, contributing to a total capacity of 909 MW. This plant’s share is 1.32% of Cambodia’s hydro capacity.

Ranked #5 of 5 hydro plants in Cambodia, Kirirom I’s 12 MW represents a small portion of the national hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Cambodia is Lower Russei Chrum at 338 MW, making Kirirom I 28.2 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Kampong Speu Province, approximately 100 km southwest of Phnom Penh.

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