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TANAKPUR — 94 MW Hydroelectric

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TANAKPUR is a 94 MW hydro power plant located in India. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
94 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1992

Year online

Owner
Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited

Operator

Location
29.01, 80.09

Coordinates

Insights

#588
largest in %s
#2,390
largest %s worldwide
#10,583
largest worldwide
1992
%d yrs newer than avg
3
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
94 MW
Commissioned
1992
Status
Operational
Owner
Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited
Country
India
Coordinates
29.006, 80.095

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,922 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
633,747 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,722
cars / year
1,056
homes / year
360,084
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

TANAKPUR is a 94.2 MW hydroelectric power plant in India, commissioned in 1992.

Ranked #127 of 261 hydro plants in India. This plant’s 94.2 MW accounts for 0.18% of India’s total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. The largest hydro plant in India is KOYNA COMPLEX at 1,956 MW, making TANAKPUR 20.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include KHATIMA (41.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Uttarakhand, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city, Haldwani.

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