China

Hunan Taoshui Hydro — 69 MW Hydroelectric

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Hunan Taoshui Hydro is a 69 MW hydro power plant located in China. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
69 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Hunan Provincial Power Company

Operator

Location
26.71, 113.67

Coordinates

Insights

#1,680
largest in China
#2,789
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,816
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
6
operated by Hunan Provincial Power…
18
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
69 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Hunan Provincial Power Company
Country
China
Coordinates
26.706, 113.675

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,803 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
464,210 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,261
cars / year
774
homes / year
263,756
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Hunan Taoshui Hydro is a 69 MW hydroelectric power plant in China, commissioned in 2010.

Ranked #371 of 1000 hydro plants in China. Its 69 MW accounts for 0.02% of China’s total hydro capacity of 313,039 MW. The largest hydro plant in China is the Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, making Hunan Taoshui Hydro 326 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Hunan Tongba Small (15 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Hunan Province, approximately 300 km southwest of Changsha.

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