HydroCalculator
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Welcome to the HydroCalculator. With the tool, you can perform a basic analysis of the economic feasibility of hydro projects as well as calculating some simple environmental and social indicators that can be compared to those of other dams. Sign in or register now to create a new analysis, or clone one of the existing analyses if you want to analyze the same project. Following is a list of projects already analyzed. You can use the Filter to search for specific projects. Please give us feedback so we can improve the tool. Thank you!
Disclaimer: HydroCalculator analyses are based entirely on users' assumptions; Conservation Strategy Fund does not endorse the results. We hope that the tool will open an objective debate of hydroelectric power options.
| Project (Sort by last update) | Links | Capacity (MW) | Internal Rate of Return | Net Present Value | CO₂e emissions (t/MW) |
Inundated land (ha/MW) |
Displaced people / MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by Luis Jara | View | 420 MW | 96.3% (unrealistic) | 1,929 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 96.3% (unrealistic) | 1,929 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by Luis Jara | View | 420 MW | 96.3% (unrealistic) | 1,499 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 96.3% (unrealistic) | 1,929 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 71.9% (unrealistic) | 724,118 million COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 88.0% (unrealistic) | 1,532 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by Luis Jara | View | 420 MW | 91.3% (unrealistic) | 2,234 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by Luis Jara | View | 420 MW | 103% (unrealistic) | 3,085 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 102% (unrealistic) | 1,808 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 96.3% (unrealistic) | 1,929 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by jehaninon | View | 420 MW | -53,961 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 | |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 2 years ago by cazonett | View | 420 MW | 1,887 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 | |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 96.3% (unrealistic) | 1,929 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by Luis Jara | View | 420 MW | 91.3% (unrealistic) | 1,681 billion COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by Luis Jara | View | 420 MW | 71.9% (unrealistic) | 724,118 million COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by jehaninon | View | 420 MW | 71.9% (unrealistic) | 462,264 million COP | 31,000 | 10 | 10 |
| Cachoeira Caldeirão, Porto Grande - Amapá, Brazil, updated 11 weeks ago by Thales Oliveira Rosa (staff) | View | 219 MW | -1,672 million BRL | 48,000 | 11 | 5 | |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 88.0% (unrealistic) | 1,532 billion COP | 36,000 | 12 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 100% (unrealistic) | 1,918 billion COP | 36,000 | 12 | 10 |
| sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, updated 50 weeks ago by catalinazapata | View | 420 MW | 96.3% (unrealistic) | 1,929 billion COP | 36,000 | 12 | 10 |
| Sumabeni, Departamento de Junín, Peru, updated 16 weeks ago by Carlos Solís (staff) | View | 1,070 MW | -3,721 million USD | 24,000 | 12 | 2 | |
| El Bala, Provincia Orellana; Cantón Loreto; Sistema Hidrogr, updated 50 weeks ago by noel | View | 1,600 MW | 6.15% | -1,045 million USD | 38,000 | 13 | 2 |
| El Bala, Provincia Orellana; Cantón Loreto; Sistema Hidrogr, updated 50 weeks ago by noel | View | 1,600 MW | 8.21% | -712,975 thousand USD | 38,000 | 13 | 2 |
| São Luiz do Tapajós, Itaituba, Pará, updated 1 year ago by Thales Oliveira Rosa (staff) | View | 6,140 MW | 3.11% | -5,041 million BRL | 78,000 | 13 | 0.2 |
| AMAILA FALLS HYDROPOWER INCORPORATION, Guyana, updated 1 year ago by ealexander | View | 140 MW | -556,028 thousand USD | 100,000 | 16 | 0 |
HydroCalculator Tool Help
- How to estimate the number of displaced people
- Wholesale price of energy
- Compare impacts to other dams
- Capacity used
- Vegetation types & biomass
- Key assumptions and how the HydroCalculator works
- Discount rate
- Transmission infrastructure cost
- Construction cost
- Construction time
- Installed capacity
- Energy Mix Graphics
- Emissions Graphics
- How to use the HydroCalculator Tool
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