FJI

Wainikasaou — 6 MW Hydroelectric

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Wainikasaou is a 6 MW hydro power plant located in Fiji. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
6 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2004

Year online

Owner
Fiji Electricity Authority

Operator

Location
-17.83, 178.03

Coordinates

Insights

#8
largest in %s
#6,179
largest %s worldwide
#27,329
largest worldwide
2004
%d yrs newer than avg
9
operated by %s
9
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
6 MW
Commissioned
2004
Status
Operational
Owner
Fiji Electricity Authority
Country
FJI
Coordinates
-17.833, 178.027

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
505 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
40,366 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

110
cars / year
67
homes / year
22,935
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Wainikasaou is a 6 MW hydro power plant in Fiji, operated by Fiji Electricity Authority since 2004.

Ranked #3 of 4 hydro plants in Fiji. Its 6 MW represents 2.87% of Fiji’s total hydro capacity of 209 MW. The largest hydro plant in Fiji is Wailoa at 160 MW, making Wainikasaou 26.7 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Wailoa (160 MW, Hydro) and Nadarivatu (40 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Fiji, approximately 30 km from the nearest major city, Suva.

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