Venezuela

Masparro — 25 MW Hydroelectric

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Masparro is a 25 MW hydro power plant located in Venezuela. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
25 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Electricidad de Venezuela

Operator

Location
8.84, -70.10

Coordinates

Insights

#41
largest in %s
#4,084
largest %s worldwide
#17,704
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
25 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Electricidad de Venezuela
Country
Venezuela
Coordinates
8.836, -70.099

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,102 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
168,192 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

457
cars / year
280
homes / year
95,564
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Masparro is a 25 MW hydro power plant in Venezuela.

Ranked #9 of 9 hydro plants in Venezuela. This plant’s 25 MW represents 0.13% of Venezuela’s total hydro capacity of 19,050 MW. The largest hydro plant in Venezuela is Simon Bolivar (Guri) at 10,235 MW, making Masparro 409 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Jose Antonio Paez (Planta Paez) (240 MW, Hydro), Termobarrancas II (161 MW, Gas), and Juan Antonio Rodriguez (Pena Larga) (80 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Portuguesa state, approximately 100 km from Barquisimeto.

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