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Grandes Chutes — 28 MW Hydroelectric

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Grandes Chutes is a 28 MW hydro power plant located in Guinea. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
28 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Electricité de Guinée

Operator

Location
9.92, -13.10

Coordinates

Insights

#5
largest in %s
#3,950
largest %s worldwide
#17,202
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
5
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
28 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Electricité de Guinée
Country
GIN
Coordinates
9.921, -13.099

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,382 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
190,528 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

518
cars / year
318
homes / year
108,254
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Grandes Chutes is a 28.32 MW hydroelectric power plant in Guinea.

Ranked #4 of 6 hydro plants in Guinea, it accounts for 6.77% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 418 MW. The largest hydro plant in Guinea is Kaleta at 240 MW, making Grandes Chutes 8.5 times smaller.

The nearest plant is Donkea (15 MW, Hydro). This facility is located in the Mamou Region, approximately 200 km from the capital city, Conakry.

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