Canada

Akolkolex — 10 MW Hydroelectric

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Akolkolex is a 10 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
TransAlta (100%)

Operator

Location
50.82, -118.03

Coordinates

Insights

#716
largest in Canada
#5,463
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#23,756
largest worldwide
23
operated by TransAlta (100%)
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
TransAlta (100%)
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.823, -118.030

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
841 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
67,277 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

183
cars per year
112
homes per year
38,225
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Akolkolex is a 10 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by TransAlta.

Ranked #338 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Akolkolex’s capacity accounts for 0.01% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Akolkolex 561.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Revelstoke Generating Station (2,480 MW, Hydro), Revelstoke (2,480 MW, Hydro), and Pingston Creek (45 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 150 km east of Kamloops.

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