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Manuel M. Diéguez (Santa Rosa) — 70 MW Hydroelectric

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Manuel M. Diéguez (Santa Rosa) is a 70 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
70 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad

Operator

Location
20.91, -103.71

Coordinates

Insights

#242
largest in Mexico
#2,758
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,708
largest worldwide
2010
26 yrs newer than avg
86
operated by Comisión Federal de…
21
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
70 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
20.909, -103.706

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,887 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
470,938 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,280
cars per year
785
homes per year
267,578
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Manuel M. Diéguez (Santa Rosa) is a 70 MW hydroelectric power plant in Mexico, commissioned in 1994.

Ranked #57 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico. Its 70 MW represents 0.22% of Mexico’s total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making this facility 34.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include La Yesca Dam (750 MW, Hydro), Alfredo Elías Ayub (La Yesca) (750 MW, Hydro), and Agua Prieta hydroelectric power station (240 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Jalisco, approximately 100 km northwest of Guadalajara.

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