Mexico

Bacurato Dam — 92 MW Hydroelectric

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Bacurato Dam is a 92 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
92 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad

Operator

Location
25.86, -107.91

Coordinates

Insights

#226
largest in Mexico
#2,408
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,638
largest worldwide
86
operated by Comisión Federal de…
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
92 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
25.856, -107.910

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,737 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
618,947 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,682
cars per year
1,032
homes per year
351,674
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Bacurato Dam is a 92 MW hydro power plant in Mexico, operated by Comisión Federal de Electricidad.

Ranked #47 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, this facility’s capacity represents 0.29% of Mexico’s total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making Bacurato Dam 26 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Bacurato (92 MW, Hydro) and Central Hidroeléctrica Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (92 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in Sinaloa, approximately 150 km northwest of Durango.

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