Ighil Emda is a 24 MW hydro power plant in Setif, Algeria. It is operated by SAFEAGE. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 24k homes (estimated). It ranks #56 of 76 Algeria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1952, it is around 74 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 0.0% of Algeria's electricity; the national grid averages 633 gCO₂/kWh (1.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023798.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as conventional storage. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by SAFEAGE.
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 36.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 21% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 42/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
Algeria has 1 hydro power plant in this dataset, together about 24 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Ain Arnet power plant · Gas · 1,014 MW · Sétif
- Amizour TG Mobile Central power plant · Gas · 184 MW · Béjaïa
- Ras el Oued · Solar · 20 MW · Bordj Bou Arreridj
- Jijel · Gas · 588 MW · Jijel
- Ain Azel · Solar · 20 MW · Setif
- Chelghoum El Aïd · Solar · 15 MW · Mila
Location
Coordinates 36.4739, 5.2719 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ighil Emda?
Ighil Emda is a 24 MW hydro power plant in Setif, Algeria, commissioned in 1952.
Who operates Ighil Emda?
Ighil Emda is operated by SAFEAGE.