Messochora is a 160 MW hydro power station in Epirus, Greece. It ranks #35 of 99 Greece power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 5.9% of Greece's electricity; the national grid averages 315 gCO₂/kWh (49.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061079.
Data status
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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
At 160 MW, Messochora is around the median hydro plant in Greece (160 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #9 largest hydro power plant of 18 in Greece by capacity.
Greece has 18 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 3,729 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Sykia · Hydro · 160 MW · Thessaly
- Pournari · Hydro · 300 MW · Epirus
- Louros Dam · Hydro · 10 MW · Epirus
- Plastiras · Hydro · 130 MW · Thessaly
- Pigae Aoos · Hydro · 210 MW · Epirus
- Karditsa · Solar · 9 MW · Thessaly
Location
Coordinates 39.4646, 21.3021 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Messochora?
Messochora is a 160 MW hydro power plant in Epirus, Greece, Construction 1995.