China

Musa River 1st Level Small — 15 MW Hydroelectric

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Musa River 1st Level Small is a 15 MW hydro power plant located in China. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
15 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation

Operator

Location
26.12, 98.81

Coordinates

Insights

#3,621
largest in %s
#4,883
largest %s worldwide
#21,166
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
508
operated by %s
17
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
15 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Country
China
Coordinates
26.122, 98.805

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,261 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
100,915 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

274
cars / year
168
homes / year
57,338
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Musa River 1st Level Small is a 15 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning.

Ranked #666 of 1000 hydro plants in China, its 15 MW represents 0.005% of China’s total hydro capacity of 313,039 MW. The largest hydro plant in China is the Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, making Musa River 1st Level Small 1,500 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Fugong Labuluo (24 MW, Hydro) and Yunnan Chahe 3rd Level (8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Yunnan Province, approximately 300 km from Kunming.

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