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Sidi Said Maachou — 21 MW Hydroelectric

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Sidi Said Maachou is a 21 MW hydro power plant located in Morocco. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
21 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE)

Operator

Location
33.15, -8.12

Coordinates

Insights

#39
largest in %s
#4,403
largest %s worldwide
#18,897
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
15
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
21 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE)
Country
Morocco
Coordinates
33.155, -8.115

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,749 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
139,936 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

380
cars / year
233
homes / year
79,509
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Centrale Thermique de Jorf Lasfar (JLEC)

Morocco · Coal

2,020MW · 1994

Mohammedia power station

Morocco · Coal

300MW · 1986

Centrale Turbine a' Gaz de Tit-Me (Casablanca)

Morocco · Oil

198MW · 1994

ALMASSIRA

Morocco · Hydroelectric

128MW · 1980

HASSAN 1ER

Morocco · Hydroelectric

67MW · 1991

IMFOUT

Morocco · Hydroelectric

32MW · 1947

About this plant

Sidi Said Maachou is a 20.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in Morocco, operated by Office National de l’Electricite (ONE).

Ranked #14 of 18 hydro plants in Morocco, it contributes 1.24% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 1,676 MW. The largest hydro plant in Morocco is STEP UR1 at 464 MW, making Sidi Said Maachou 22.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include IMFOUT (32 MW, Hydro), Elborj (22 MW, Hydro), and DAOURAT (17 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in the Doukkala-Abda region, approximately 100 km from the city of Marrakech.

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