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Gurara — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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Gurara is a 30 MW hydro power plant located in Nigeria. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
—

Operator

Location
9.65, 7.73

Coordinates

Insights

#46
largest in Nigeria
#3,804
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
7
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
—
Country
Nigeria
Coordinates
9.646, 7.733

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,523 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
201,830 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

548
cars per year
336
homes per year
114,676
trees to offset

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

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Zungeru Hydro Power Dam

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Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station

Nigeria · Hydroelectric

600MW · 1990

Shiroro

Nigeria · Hydroelectric

600MW · 1990

Gurara II Hydroelectric Power Station

Nigeria · Hydroelectric

360MW · 2012

Nigerian Defence Academy

Nigeria · Solar

3MW · 2018

About this plant

Gurara is a 30 MW hydro power plant in Nigeria, commissioned in 2015.

Ranked #14 of 18 hydro plants in Nigeria. Its 30 MW represents 0.32% of Nigeria’s total hydro capacity of 9,517 MW. The largest hydro plant in Nigeria is Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station at 3,050 MW, making Gurara 101 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Gurara II Hydroelectric Power Station (360 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Niger State, approximately 100 km from Abuja.

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