China

Gansu Taolaihe Sandaowan — 90 MW Hydroelectric

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Gansu Taolaihe Sandaowan is a 90 MW hydro power plant located in China. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
90 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation

Operator

Location
39.58, 98.00

Coordinates

Insights

#1,601
largest in %s
#2,428
largest %s worldwide
#10,694
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
508
operated by %s
57
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
90 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Country
China
Coordinates
39.585, 97.999

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,569 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
605,491 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,645
cars / year
1,009
homes / year
344,029
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Gansu Taolaihe Sandaowan is a 90 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning.

Ranked #339 of 1000 hydro plants in China, this facility’s 90 MW represents 0.03% 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 Gansu Taolaihe Sandaowan 250 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Jiayuguan Aluminum power station (1400 MW, Coal), Jiayuguan – Datang Coal (1200 MW, Coal), and Jisco-1 power station (850 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Gansu Province, approximately 1,200 km west of Beijing.

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