Japan

Yokoyama — 70 MW Hydroelectric

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Yokoyama is a 70 MW hydro power plant located in Japan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
70 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Chubu

Operator

Location
35.60, 136.46

Coordinates

Insights

#246
largest in Japan
#2,758
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,708
largest worldwide
18
operated by Chubu
56
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
70 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Chubu
Country
Japan
Coordinates
35.595, 136.456

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,887 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
470,938 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,280
cars per year
785
homes per year
267,578
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Yokoyama is a 70 MW hydroelectric power plant in Japan, operated by Chubu.

Ranked #59 of 90 hydro plants in Japan, it represents 0.17% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 40,101 MW. The largest hydro plant in Japan is Okutataragi at 1,932 MW, making Yokoyama 27.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Okumino (1,500 MW, Hydro), Tsuruga power station (1,200 MW, Coal), and Tsuruga (1,160 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Gifu Prefecture, approximately 200 km east of Nagoya.

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