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Latyan Dam — 45 MW Hydroelectric

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Latyan Dam is a 45 MW hydro power plant located in Iran. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
45 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1967

Year online

Owner
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company

Operator

Location
35.79, 51.68

Coordinates

Insights

#264
largest in Iran
#3,296
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,641
largest worldwide
1967
17 yrs older than avg
47
operated by Iran Water and…
33
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
45 MW
Commissioned
1967
Status
Operational
Owner
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
Country
Iran
Coordinates
35.789, 51.678
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Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,784 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
302,746 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

823
cars per year
505
homes per year
172,015
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Latyan Dam, known locally as سد لتیان, is a 45 MW hydro power plant in Iran, commissioned in 1967.

Ranked #48 of 76 hydro plants in Iran, it represents 0.13% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 33,974 MW. The largest hydro plant in Iran is Shahid Abbaspuor at 2,000 MW, making Latyan Dam 44.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants include نیروگاه دماوند (Gas, 2868 MW), Damavand power plant (Gas, 2868 MW), and Damavand C.C. (Gas, 2800 MW). The facility is located in the Tehran Province, approximately 50 km northeast of Tehran.

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