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‘Muela — 72 MW Hydroelectric

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‘Muela is a 72 MW hydro power plant located in Lesotho. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
72 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1998

Year online

Owner
Lesotho Electricity Company

Operator

Location
-28.78, 28.45

Coordinates

Insights

#1
largest in %s
#2,721
largest %s worldwide
#11,616
largest worldwide
1998
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
72 MW
Commissioned
1998
Status
Operational
Owner
Lesotho Electricity Company
Country
LSO
Coordinates
-28.780, 28.454

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,055 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
484,393 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,316
cars / year
807
homes / year
275,223
trees to offset

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

About this plant

‘Muela is a 72 MW hydro power plant in Lesotho, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #1 of 1 hydro plant in Lesotho, ‘Muela’s 72 MW constitutes 100% of Lesotho’s hydro capacity, which totals 72 MW. The largest hydro plant in Lesotho is also ‘Muela at 72 MW.

Nearby plants include Stortemelk Hydro power plant (4.5 MW, Hydro) and Merino Power Station (4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Maseru District, approximately 30 km from Maseru.

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