La Amistad is a 66 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 66 MW
- Commissioned
- 2010
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- CFE
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 29.449, -101.060
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
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About this plant
La Amistad is a 66 MW hydroelectric power plant in Mexico, commissioned in 1990.
Ranked #60 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, it accounts for 0.21% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making La Amistad 36.4 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Rocksprings (149.3 MW, Wind), Amistad Dam (132 MW, Hydro), and Amistad Dam & Power (66 MW, Hydro). The plant is situated in Coahuila, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Monterrey.
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