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Spandaryan — 76 MW Hydroelectric

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Spandaryan is a 76 MW hydro power plant located in Armenia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
76 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1989

Year online

Owner
Ministry of Energy an Natural Resources

Operator

Location
39.65, 45.85

Coordinates

Insights

#8
largest in %s
#2,650
largest %s worldwide
#11,371
largest worldwide
1989
%d yrs newer than avg
3
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
76 MW
Commissioned
1989
Status
Operational
Owner
Ministry of Energy an Natural Resources
Country
ARM
Coordinates
39.649, 45.850

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,391 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
511,304 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,389
cars / year
852
homes / year
290,513
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Hrazadan

Armenia · Natural Gas

1,110MW · 1970

Sevan-Hrazdan Cascade

Armenia · Hydroelectric

561MW · 1953

New Yerevan

Armenia · Natural Gas

271MW · 2010

Yerevan

Armenia · Natural Gas

242MW · 1963

Shamb

Armenia · Hydroelectric

170MW · 1978

Tatev

Armenia · Hydroelectric

158MW · 1970

About this plant

Spandaryan is a 76 MW hydro power plant in Armenia, operated by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources since 1989.

Ranked #4 of 4 hydro plants in Armenia. Its 76 MW represents 7.88% of Armenia’s total hydro capacity of 965 MW. The largest hydro plant in Armenia is the Sevan-Hrazdan Cascade at 561 MW, making Spandaryan 7.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Shamb (170 MW, Hydro) and Tatev (158 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Armenia, approximately 150 km northwest of Yerevan.

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