Mexico

Santa Rosa Dam — 68 MW Hydroelectric

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Santa Rosa Dam is a 68 MW hydro power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
68 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad

Operator

Location
20.91, -103.71

Coordinates

Insights

#245
largest in Mexico
#2,799
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,858
largest worldwide
86
operated by Comisión Federal de…
21
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

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

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,719 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
457,482 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,243
cars per year
762
homes per year
259,933
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Santa Rosa Dam is a 68 MW hydroelectric power plant in Mexico, operated by Comisión Federal de Electricidad.

Ranked #58 of 134 hydro plants in Mexico, it accounts for 0.21% 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 Santa Rosa Dam 35.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants 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 50 km from Guadalajara.

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