Mexico

Oviáchic — 19 MW Hydroelectric

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Oviáchic is a 19 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
19 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)

Operator

Location
27.83, -109.89

Coordinates

Insights

#294
largest in %s
#4,547
largest %s worldwide
#20,028
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
3
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
19 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
27.825, -109.895

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,615 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
129,171 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

351
cars / year
215
homes / year
73,393
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Oviáchic is a 19.2 MW hydro power plant in Mexico.

Ranked #83 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, Oviáchic’s 19.2 MW accounts for 0.06% 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 Oviáchic 124 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Álvaro Obregón Dam (19 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the northwestern region of Sonora, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.

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