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Gusar — 1 MW Hydroelectric

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Gusar is a 1 MW hydro power plant located in Azerbaijan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
1 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2012

Year online

Owner
AzerEnerji

Operator

Location
41.40, 48.33

Coordinates

Insights

#14
largest in Azerbaijan
#8,086
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#37,568
largest worldwide
2012
28 yrs newer than avg
15
operated by AzerEnerji
2
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
1 MW
Commissioned
2012
Status
Operational
Owner
AzerEnerji
Country
AZE
Coordinates
41.398, 48.331

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
84 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
6,728 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

18
cars / year
11
homes / year
3,823
trees to offset

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

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Azerbaijan TPP

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2,400MW · 1980

Sumqayit

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Mingechevir

Azerbaijan · Hydroelectric

402MW · 1953

Sangachal ES

Azerbaijan · Natural Gas

299MW · 2008

Khachmaz ES

Azerbaijan · Natural Gas

87MW · 2006

Varvara

Azerbaijan · Hydroelectric

16MW · 1957

About this plant

Gusar is a 1 MW hydro power plant in Azerbaijan, operated by AzerEnerji since 2012.

Ranked #5 of 5 hydro plants in Azerbaijan. Its 1 MW represents 0.1% of Azerbaijan’s total hydro capacity of 974 MW. The largest hydro plant in Azerbaijan is Shamkir at 405 MW, making Gusar 405 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Ahtynskaya SHPP (1.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Azerbaijan, approximately 200 km west of Baku.

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