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Manduriacu — 65 MW Hydroelectric

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Manduriacu is a 65 MW hydro power plant located in Ecuador. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
65 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Enel Green Power

Operator

Location
0.21, -78.91

Coordinates

Insights

#10
largest in Ecuador
#2,855
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,022
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
360
operated by Enel Green Power
8
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
65 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Enel Green Power
Country
ECU
Coordinates
0.215, -78.912

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,466 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
437,299 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,188
cars / year
729
homes / year
248,465
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Manduriacu is a 65 MW hydroelectric power plant in Ecuador, commissioned in 2015.

Ranked #4 of 10 hydro plants in Ecuador. Its 65 MW represents 2% of Ecuador’s 3,254 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Ecuador is Coca Coda Sinclair at 1,500 MW, making Manduriacu 23 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Gualberto Hernandez (34.32 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the Imbabura Province, approximately 50 km from the city of Ibarra.

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