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Sotuba Hydroelectric Power Plant Mali — 5 MW Hydroelectric

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Sotuba Hydroelectric Power Plant Mali is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in Mali. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Mali Electricité

Operator

Location
12.64, -7.93

Coordinates

Insights

#4
largest in Mali
#6,396
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#28,180
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by Mali Electricité
0
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Mali Electricité
Country
MLI
Coordinates
12.638, -7.925

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
437 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
34,984 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

95
cars / year
58
homes / year
19,877
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Sotuba Hydroelectric Power Plant is a 5.2 MW hydro facility in Mali, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #4 of 4 hydro plants in Mali, Sotuba’s 5.2 MW accounts for 1.67% of Mali’s total hydro capacity of 312 MW. The largest hydro plant in Mali is the Manantali Hydroelectric Power Plant at 200 MW, making Sotuba 38.5 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Koulikoro Region, approximately 15 km from the capital city, Bamako.

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