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Elborj — 22 MW Hydroelectric

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Elborj is a 22 MW hydro power plant located in Morocco. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
22 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Office National de l’Electricité (ONE)

Operator

Location
33.15, -8.12

Coordinates

Insights

#38
largest in Morocco
#4,307
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#18,560
largest worldwide
2010
26 yrs newer than avg
7
operated by Office National de…
7
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
22 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Office National de l’Electricité (ONE)
Country
Morocco
Coordinates
33.155, -8.115

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,850 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
148,009 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

402
cars / year
247
homes / year
84,096
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Centrale Thermique de Jorf Lasfar (JLEC)

Morocco · Coal

2,020MW · 1994

Mohammedia power station

Morocco · Coal

300MW · 1986

Centrale Turbine a' Gaz de Tit-Me (Casablanca)

Morocco · Oil

198MW · 1994

ALMASSIRA

Morocco · Hydroelectric

128MW · 1980

HASSAN 1ER

Morocco · Hydroelectric

67MW · 1991

IMFOUT

Morocco · Hydroelectric

32MW · 1947

About this plant

Elborj is a 22 MW hydro power plant in Morocco, operated by Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) since 2010.

Ranked #13 of 18 hydro plants in Morocco, Elborj’s 22 MW represents 1.31% of Morocco’s total hydro capacity of 1,676 MW. The largest hydro plant in Morocco is STEP UR1 at 464 MW, making Elborj 21.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include IMFOUT (32 MW, Hydro), Sidi Said Maachou (20.8 MW, Hydro), and DAOURAT (17 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Doukkala-Abda, approximately 200 km southwest of Casablanca.

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