El Comedero Dam is a 100 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
- 100 MW
- Commissioned
- 2012
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Comisión Federal de Electricidad
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 24.571, -106.808
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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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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