Iran

Gavashan Dam — 11 MW Hydroelectric

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Gavashan Dam is a 11 MW hydro power plant located in Iran. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
11 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company

Operator

Location
34.96, 46.99

Coordinates

Insights

#287
largest in Iran
#5,355
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#23,260
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
47
operated by Iran Water and…
11
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
11 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
Country
Iran
Coordinates
34.963, 46.993
Wikipedia
Link

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
925 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
74,004 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

201
cars per year
123
homes per year
42,048
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

سد گاوشان is an 11 MW hydro power plant in Iran.

Ranked #61 of 76 hydro plants in Iran, it contributes 0.03% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 33,974 MW. The largest hydro plant in Iran is Shahid Abbaspuor at 2,000 MW, making سد گاوشان 181.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Sanandaj power plant (956 MW, Gas), نیروگاه گازی سنندج (956 MW, Gas), and Sanandaj (636 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Kurdistan Province, approximately 400 km from Tehran.

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