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Guangopolo — 21 MW Hydroelectric

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Guangopolo is a 21 MW hydro power plant located in Ecuador. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
21 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
E.E. Quito

Operator

Location
-0.25, -78.45

Coordinates

Insights

#16
largest in Ecuador
#4,400
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#18,891
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by E.E. Quito
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
21 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
E.E. Quito
Country
ECU
Coordinates
-0.250, -78.450

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,759 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
140,743 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

382
cars per year
235
homes per year
79,968
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Guangopolo is a 20.92 MW hydroelectric power plant in Ecuador, operated by E.E. Quito and commissioned in 2008.

Ranked #6 of 10 hydro plants in Ecuador, it accounts for 0.64% of Ecuador’s total hydro capacity of 3,254 MW. The largest hydro plant in Ecuador is Coca Coda Sinclair at 1,500 MW, making Guangopolo 71.43 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Miraflores (52.3 MW, Oil) and Santa Rosa (51.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Pichincha Province, approximately 25 km from Quito.

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