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KOSI — 20 MW Hydroelectric

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KOSI is a 20 MW hydro power plant located in India. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1973

Year online

Owner
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam

Operator

Location
26.50, 86.95

Coordinates

Insights

#1,080
largest in %s
#4,424
largest %s worldwide
#19,003
largest worldwide
1973
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
0
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
1973
Status
Operational
Owner
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
Country
India
Coordinates
26.497, 86.955

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,682 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
134,554 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

366
cars / year
224
homes / year
76,451
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

KOSI is a 20 MW hydro power plant in India, commissioned in 1973.

Ranked #211 of 261 hydro plants in India, it accounts for 0.04% of India’s total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. The largest hydro plant in India is KOYNA COMPLEX at 1,956 MW, making KOSI 97.8 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Bihar, approximately 200 km from Patna.

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