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Jiguey 1 — 49 MW Hydroelectric

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Jiguey 1 is a 49 MW hydro power plant located in Dominican Republic. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
49 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
EGEHID

Operator

Location
18.55, -70.38

Coordinates

Insights

#11
largest in %s
#3,213
largest %s worldwide
#13,702
largest worldwide
3
operated by %s
10
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
49 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
EGEHID
Country
DOM
Coordinates
18.546, -70.377

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,162 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
332,953 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

905
cars / year
555
homes / year
189,178
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Quisqueya 2

Dominican Republic · Oil

430MW · 2010

AES Andres

Dominican Republic · Natural Gas

319MW · 2002

Itabo power station

Dominican Republic · Coal

260MW · 1986

Haina TG

Dominican Republic · Oil

185MW · 2003

Monte Rio

Dominican Republic · Oil

100MW · 2010

Tavera 1

Dominican Republic · Hydroelectric

96MW · 2001

About this plant

Jiguey 1 is a 49.49 MW hydro power plant in the Dominican Republic, operated by EGEHID since its commissioning year is not specified.

Ranked #3 of 3 hydro plants in the Dominican Republic, this facility’s 49.49 MW represents 21.79% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 227 MW. The largest hydro plant in the Dominican Republic is Tavera 1 at 96 MW, making this facility 1.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Itabo power station (260 MW, Coal), Haina TG (184.9 MW, Oil), and Metaldom (42 MW, Oil). The plant is located in the province of San Cristóbal, approximately 40 km northwest of Santo Domingo.

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