Água Limpa is a 14 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010. Ranked #361 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 0.01% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Água Limpa 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Porto Franco (30 MW, Hydro), Boa Sorte (16 MW, Hydro), and Agro Trafo (14.683 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Maranhão state, approximately 400 km from São Luís.
16 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,104. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #21,740 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,010 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
11 plants within 100 km, 126 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Água Limpa is a hydro power plant producing approximately 49 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Brazil- Continent
- South America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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