Mexico

El Comedero Dam — 100 MW Hydroelectric

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El Comedero Dam is a 100 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
100 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2012

Year online

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad

Operator

Location
24.57, -106.81

Coordinates

Insights

#220
largest in Mexico
#2,293
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,042
largest worldwide
2012
28 yrs newer than avg
86
operated by Comisión Federal de…
8
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
100 MW
Commissioned
2012
Status
Operational
Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
24.571, -106.808

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,410 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
672,768 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,828
cars per year
1,121
homes per year
382,255
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

El Comedero Dam is a 100 MW hydroelectric power plant in Mexico, operated by Comisión Federal de Electricidad.

Ranked #45 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, it accounts for 0.31% 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 El Comedero Dam 24 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Raúl J. Marsal (Comedero) (100 MW, Hydro) and Sanalona Dam (14 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Durango, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city, Durango City.

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