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Maguga Dam — 15 MW Hydroelectric

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Maguga Dam is a 15 MW hydro power plant located in Swaziland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
15 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1998

Year online

Owner
Swaziland Water Services Corporation

Operator

Location
-26.08, 31.26

Coordinates

Insights

#3
largest in %s
#4,883
largest %s worldwide
#21,166
largest worldwide
1998
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
8
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
15 MW
Commissioned
1998
Status
Operational
Owner
Swaziland Water Services Corporation
Country
SWZ
Coordinates
-26.079, 31.262

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,261 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
100,915 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

274
cars / year
168
homes / year
57,338
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Lupohlo

Swaziland · Hydroelectric

21MW

Simunye Mill

Swaziland · Biomass

17MW

Edwaleni

Swaziland · Hydroelectric

15MW · 2015

Mhlume Mill

Swaziland · Biomass

14MW · 2015

Ubombo Mill

Swaziland · Biomass

13MW · 2015

About this plant

Maguga Dam is a 15 MW hydro power plant in Swaziland, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #2 of 3 hydro plants in Swaziland, it accounts for 29.53% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 51 MW. The largest hydro plant in Swaziland is Lupohlo at 21 MW, making Maguga Dam 1.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Lupohlo (20.8 MW, Hydro) and Lomati (10.1 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the Lubombo region, approximately 30 km from the city of Siteki.

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