India

JORETHANG LOOP — 96 MW Hydroelectric

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JORETHANG LOOP is a 96 MW hydro power plant located in India. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
96 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Sikkim Hydro Power Corporation

Operator

Location
27.16, 88.29

Coordinates

Insights

#583
largest in %s
#2,364
largest %s worldwide
#10,510
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
3
operated by %s
13
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
96 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Sikkim Hydro Power Corporation
Country
India
Coordinates
27.160, 88.292

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,073 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
645,857 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,755
cars / year
1,076
homes / year
366,964
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

JORETHANG LOOP is a 96 MW hydroelectric power plant in India, commissioned in 2015.

Ranked #124 of 261 hydro plants in India, JORETHANG LOOP accounts for 0.18% of India’s total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. The largest hydro plant in India is KOYNA COMPLEX at 1,956 MW, making JORETHANG LOOP 20.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants include TEESTA-III (1,200 MW, Hydro), TEESTA-V (510 MW, Hydro), and TEESTA LOW DAM-IV (160 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Sikkim, approximately 120 km north of Gangtok.

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