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English Central Hidroelectrica Cupatitzio is a 80 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Commissioned
- 2014
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Comisión Federal de Electricidad
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 19.269, -102.080
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
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About this plant
Central Hidroeléctrica Cupatitzio is an 80 MW hydro power plant in Mexico. It contributes to the national grid as part of the hydroelectric sector. The plant is located at coordinates 19.2692, -102.0801.
Ranked #52 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, it represents 0.25% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making Cupatitzio 30 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Cupatitzio hydroelectric power station (80 MW, Hydro) and Cóbano (60 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in Michoacán, approximately 100 km from the city of Morelia.
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