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Los Humeros — 69 MW Geothermal

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Los Humeros is a 69 MW geothermal power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
69 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1990

Year online

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad

Operator

Location
19.65, -97.44

Coordinates

Insights

#244
largest in %s
#69
largest %s worldwide
#11,846
largest worldwide
1990
%d yrs older than avg
86
operated by %s
39
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Geothermal
Capacity
69 MW
Commissioned
1990
Status
Operational
Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
19.647, -97.438

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
18,268 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
548,054 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
38 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

3,971
cars / year
2,436
homes / year
830,384
trees to offset

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

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2,100MW · 1990

Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Station

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1,552MW · 1994

Central Nuclear Laguna Verde

Mexico · Nuclear

1,552MW · 1994

Laguna Verde

Mexico · Nuclear

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Tuxpan III y IV

Mexico · Natural Gas

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About this plant

Los Humeros is a 68.6 MW geothermal power plant in Mexico.

Ranked #5 of 7 geothermal plants in Mexico, it contributes 4.36% of the country’s total geothermal capacity of 1,574 MW. The largest geothermal plant in Mexico is Cerro Prieto at 570 MW, making Los Humeros 8.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Mazatepec (220 MW, Hydro), Central hidroéctrica Mazatepec (220 MW, Hydro), and Mazatepec hydroelectric power station (220 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Puebla, approximately 120 km southeast of Mexico City.

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Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station

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