China

Danghe Upstream 3rd Cascade — 20 MW Hydroelectric

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Danghe Upstream 3rd Cascade is a 20 MW hydro power plant located in China. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation

Operator

Location
39.38, 95.26

Coordinates

Insights

#3,163
largest in %s
#4,424
largest %s worldwide
#19,003
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
508
operated by %s
32
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Country
China
Coordinates
39.383, 95.256

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,682 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
134,554 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

366
cars / year
224
homes / year
76,451
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Danghe Upstream 3rd Cascade is a 20 MW hydroelectric power plant in China, operated by an undisclosed entity since its commissioning.

Ranked #575 of 1000 hydro plants in China, it represents 0.01% of China’s total hydro capacity of 313,039 MW. The largest hydro plant in China is the Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, making Danghe Upstream 3rd Cascade 1,125 times smaller.

The nearest plant is Hongba Small (4 MW, Hydro). This facility is located in Qinghai Province, approximately 400 km from Xining.

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