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Hydropower Plant CHE-Costesti — 16 MW Hydroelectric

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Hydropower Plant CHE-Costesti is a 16 MW hydro power plant located in Moldova. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
16 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1978

Year online

Owner
—

Operator

Location
47.84, 27.22

Coordinates

Insights

#6
largest in %s
#4,779
largest %s worldwide
#20,858
largest worldwide
1978
%d yrs older than avg
8
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
16 MW
Commissioned
1978
Status
Operational
Owner
—
Country
MDA
Coordinates
47.838, 27.225

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,346 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
107,643 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

293
cars / year
179
homes / year
61,161
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

CHP CET-Nord Balti

Moldova · Natural Gas

24MW

About this plant

Hydropower Plant CHE-Costesti is a 16 MW hydro power plant in Moldova, commissioned in 1978.

Ranked #2 of 2 hydro plants in Moldova, CHE-Costesti’s 16 MW accounts for 25% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 64 MW. The largest hydro plant in Moldova is Hydropower Plant Dubasari at 48 MW, making CHE-Costesti 3 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Dubăsari District, approximately 40 km from the capital city, Chișinău.

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