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Humaya Dam — 90 MW Hydroelectric

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Humaya Dam is a 90 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
90 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1957

Year online

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad

Operator

Location
25.10, -107.39

Coordinates

Insights

#229
largest in %s
#2,428
largest %s worldwide
#10,694
largest worldwide
1957
%d yrs older than avg
86
operated by %s
10
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
90 MW
Commissioned
1957
Status
Operational
Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
25.100, -107.388

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,569 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
605,491 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,645
cars / year
1,009
homes / year
344,029
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Humaya Dam is a 90 MW hydroelectric power plant in Mexico, operated by Comisión Federal de Electricidad since 1957.

Ranked #50 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, Humaya Dam contributes 0.28% of Mexico’s total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making Humaya Dam 26.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Humaya (90 MW, Hydro), Sanalona Dam (14 MW, Hydro), and Salvador Alvarado (Sanalona) (14 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico.

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