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Varzob 2 — 14 MW Hydroelectric

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Varzob 2 is a 14 MW hydro power plant located in Tajikistan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
14 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Barki Tojik

Operator

Location
38.61, 68.78

Coordinates

Insights

#8
largest in Tajikistan
#4,992
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#21,653
largest worldwide
8
operated by Barki Tojik
7
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
14 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Barki Tojik
Country
TJK
Coordinates
38.612, 68.777

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,211 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
96,879 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

263
cars / year
161
homes / year
55,045
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Nurek

Tajikistan · Hydroelectric

3,015MW · 1972

Sangtuda 1

Tajikistan · Hydroelectric

700MW · 2009

Baipaza

Tajikistan · Hydroelectric

600MW · 2010

Dushanbe

Tajikistan · Oil

430MW · 2010

Golovnaya

Tajikistan · Hydroelectric

210MW · 2010

Yavan

Tajikistan · Oil

180MW · 1969

About this plant

Varzob 2 is a 14.4 MW hydro power plant in Tajikistan, operated by Barki Tojik.

Ranked #6 of 8 hydro plants in Tajikistan, it represents 0.31% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 4,686 MW. The largest hydro plant in Tajikistan is Nurek at 3,015 MW, making Varzob 209 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Baipaza (600 MW, Hydro), Dushanbe (430 MW, Oil), and Yavan (180 MW, Oil). The facility is located approximately 40 km northeast of Dushanbe in the Varzob District.

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