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Saucay — 24 MW Hydroelectric

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Saucay is a 24 MW hydro power plant located in Ecuador. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
24 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Elecaustro

Operator

Location
-2.78, -79.00

Coordinates

Insights

#15
largest in Ecuador
#4,173
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#18,084
largest worldwide
2
operated by Elecaustro
5
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
24 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Elecaustro
Country
ECU
Coordinates
-2.783, -79.000

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,018 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
161,464 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

439
cars / year
269
homes / year
91,741
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Paute

Ecuador · Hydroelectric

1,100MW · 1998

Sopladora II

Ecuador · Hydroelectric

487MW · 2015

Electroquil

Ecuador · Natural Gas

181MW · 1998

Gonzalo Zevallos

Ecuador · Natural Gas

146MW · 1978

Central Termica Trinitaria

Ecuador · Oil

133MW · 1994

Alvaro Tinajero

Ecuador · Natural Gas

95MW

About this plant

Saucay is a 24 MW hydro power plant in Ecuador, operated by Elecaustro since its commissioning.

Ranked #5 of 10 hydro plants in Ecuador, Saucay’s 24 MW represents 0.74% of Ecuador’s total hydro capacity of 3,254 MW. The largest hydro plant in Ecuador is Coca Coda Sinclair at 1,500 MW, making Saucay 62.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Sopladora II (487 MW, Hydro) and Saymirin (14.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Azuay Province, approximately 100 km from the nearest major city, Cuenca.

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