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Tis Abay I — 84 MW Hydroelectric

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Tis Abay I is a 84 MW hydro power plant located in Ethiopia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
84 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2002

Year online

Owner
Ethiopian Electric Power

Operator

Location
11.49, 37.60

Coordinates

Insights

#10
largest in Ethiopia
#2,517
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,957
largest worldwide
2002
18 yrs newer than avg
12
operated by Ethiopian Electric Power
1
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
84 MW
Commissioned
2002
Status
Operational
Owner
Ethiopian Electric Power
Country
ETH
Coordinates
11.489, 37.600

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,098 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
567,816 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,543
cars per year
946
homes per year
322,623
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

Beles

Ethiopia · Hydroelectric

460MW · 2010

About this plant

Tis Abay I is an 84.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in Ethiopia, commissioned in 2005.

Ranked #9 of 11 hydro plants in Ethiopia, it represents 2.21% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 3,813 MW. The largest hydro plant in Ethiopia is Gilgel Gibe III at 1,870 MW, making Tis Abay I 22.2 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region of Ethiopia.

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