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Cinco de Noviembre Hydroelectric Power Plant El Salvador — 99 MW Hydroelectric

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Cinco de Noviembre Hydroelectric Power Plant El Salvador is a 99 MW hydro power plant located in El Salvador. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
99 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
CEL

Operator

Location
13.99, -88.76

Coordinates

Insights

#7
largest in El Salvador
#2,341
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,385
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
2
operated by CEL
13
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
99 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
CEL
Country
SLV
Coordinates
13.991, -88.758

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,359 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
668,731 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,817
cars / year
1,115
homes / year
379,961
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Acajutla Thermal Power Plant El Salvador

El Salvador · Oil

324MW · 2010

15 de Septiembre Hydroelectric Power Plant El Salvador

El Salvador · Hydroelectric

180MW · 2010

Cerron Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant El Salvador

El Salvador · Hydroelectric

170MW · 1976

Nejapa IC Power Plant El Salvador

El Salvador · Oil

151MW · 2010

Berlin Geothermal Power Plant El Salvador

El Salvador · Geothermal

109MW · 2010

Providencia

El Salvador · Solar

101MW · 2015

About this plant

Cinco de Noviembre Hydroelectric Power Plant is a 99.4 MW hydroelectric facility in El Salvador, commissioned in 2019.

Ranked #3 of 4 hydro plants in El Salvador. Its 99.4 MW accounts for 21.18% of El Salvador’s total hydro capacity of 469 MW. The largest hydro plant in El Salvador is 15 de Septiembre Hydroelectric Power Plant at 180 MW, making Cinco de Noviembre 1.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include 15 de Septiembre Hydroelectric Power Plant (180.2 MW, Hydro), Cerron Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant (170 MW, Hydro), and Nejapa IC Power Plant (151.2 MW, Oil). The facility is located in La Libertad, approximately 30 km northeast of San Salvador.

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