Russia

Gunibskaya HPP — 15 MW Hydroelectric

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Gunibskaya HPP is a 15 MW hydro power plant located in Russia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
15 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"

Operator

Location
42.43, 46.99

Coordinates

Insights

#513
largest in %s
#4,883
largest %s worldwide
#21,166
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
53
operated by %s
12
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
15 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"
Country
Russia
Coordinates
42.432, 46.988

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,261 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
100,915 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

274
cars / year
168
homes / year
57,338
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Gunibskaya HPP is a 15 MW hydro power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC “RusHydro” since its commissioning.

Ranked #94 of 112 hydro plants in Russia, Gunibskaya HPP’s 15 MW represents 0.03% of Russia’s total hydro capacity of 48,889 MW. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making Gunibskaya HPP 400 times smaller.

Within 50 km, nearby plants include Irganayskaya HPP (400 MW), Gotsatlinskaya HPP (100 MW), and Gergebilskaya HPP (17.8 MW). The facility is located in the Dagestan region, approximately 200 km southeast of Makhachkala.

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