Mexico

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Dam — 60 MW Hydroelectric

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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Dam is a 60 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
60 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1952

Year online

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad

Operator

Location
26.51, -108.58

Coordinates

Insights

#251
largest in Mexico
#2,929
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,271
largest worldwide
1952
32 yrs older than avg
86
operated by Comisión Federal de…
12
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
60 MW
Commissioned
1952
Status
Operational
Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
26.509, -108.580

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,046 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
403,661 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,097
cars per year
673
homes per year
229,353
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Dam is a 60 MW hydroelectric power plant in Mexico, commissioned in 1952.

Ranked #62 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, Miguel Hidalgo’s 60 MW represents 0.19% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 31,832 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mexico is Chicoasén Dam at 2,400 MW, making this facility 40 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Luis Donaldo Colosio (Huites) (422 MW, Hydro), Huites Dam (422 MW, Hydro), and Central Hidroeléctrica Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (60 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Sinaloa, approximately 50 km from Los Mochis.

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