Calope is a 18 MW hydro power plant located in Ecuador. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Commissioned
- —
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Enermax
- Country
- ECU
- Coordinates
- -1.717, -78.767
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
Nearby Stations
About this plant
Calope is an 18 MW hydro power plant in Ecuador, operated by Enermax.
Ranked #7 of 10 hydro plants in Ecuador, it represents 0.55% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 3,254 MW. The largest hydro plant in Ecuador is Coca Coda Sinclair at 1,500 MW, making Calope 83.3 times smaller.
The nearest plant within 50 km is Alao (10 MW, Hydro). Calope is situated in the province of Morona Santiago, approximately 200 km from the nearest major city, Cuenca.
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