China

Changtanhe — 80 MW Hydroelectric

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Changtanhe is a 80 MW hydro power plant located in China. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
80 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
China Yangtze Power

Operator

Location
29.47, 111.02

Coordinates

Insights

#1,622
largest in China
#2,574
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,117
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
85
operated by China Yangtze Power
20
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
80 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
China Yangtze Power
Country
China
Coordinates
29.468, 111.019

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,728 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
538,214 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,463
cars per year
897
homes per year
305,804
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Changtanhe is an 80 MW hydro power plant located in China. It is one of the 1,000 hydro plants contributing to a total capacity of 313,039 MW in the country. This plant’s share is also 0.03% of China’s hydro capacity.

Ranked #347 of 1,000 hydro plants in China, it is comparable in size to Fujian Muyangxi River Fengyuan. The largest hydro facility in China is the Three Gorges Dam, which boasts a capacity of 22,500 MW.

Nearby plants include Shimen power station (1,200 MW, Coal), Jiangya Dam (300 MW, Hydro), and Hunan Zaoshi (120 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in Hunan Province, approximately 300 km from the nearest major city, Changsha.

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