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Koka — 43 MW Hydroelectric

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Koka is a 43 MW hydro power plant located in Ethiopia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
43 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1960

Year online

Owner
Ethiopian Electric Power

Operator

Location
8.47, 39.16

Coordinates

Insights

#12
largest in Ethiopia
#3,382
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,862
largest worldwide
1960
24 yrs older than avg
12
operated by Ethiopian Electric Power
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
43 MW
Commissioned
1960
Status
Operational
Owner
Ethiopian Electric Power
Country
ETH
Coordinates
8.468, 39.159

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,633 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
290,636 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

790
cars per year
484
homes per year
165,134
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Koka is a 43.2 MW hydro power plant in Ethiopia, commissioned in 1960.
Ranked #11 of 11 hydro plants in Ethiopia, Koka’s capacity represents 1.13% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 3,813 MW. The largest hydro plant in Ethiopia is Gilgel Gibe III at 1,870 MW, making Koka 43.3 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Adama (204 MW, Wind) and Awash II (64 MW, Hydro). Koka is located in the Oromia region, approximately 150 km southeast of Addis Ababa.

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