Morocco

IDRISS 1er — 41 MW Hydroelectric

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IDRISS 1er is a 41 MW hydro power plant located in Morocco. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
41 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1978

Year online

Owner
Office National de l’Electricité (ONE)

Operator

Location
34.16, -4.75

Coordinates

Insights

#32
largest in Morocco
#3,461
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#15,092
largest worldwide
1978
6 yrs older than avg
7
operated by Office National de…
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
41 MW
Commissioned
1978
Status
Operational
Owner
Office National de l’Electricité (ONE)
Country
Morocco
Coordinates
34.162, -4.749

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,414 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
273,144 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

742
cars / year
455
homes / year
155,195
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

IDRISS 1er is a 40.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in Morocco, operated by Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) since 1978.

Ranked #9 of 18 hydro plants in Morocco, it represents 2.42% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 1,676 MW. The largest hydro plant in Morocco is STEP UR1 at 464 MW, making IDRISS 1er 11.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Allal Al Fassi (240 MW, Hydro) and Al Wahda (240 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region, approximately 70 km from Rabat.

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