Água Santa is a 1 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1950. It is operated at coordinates -26.0089, -51.0570. Ranked #661 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Água Santa's 1 MW accounts for 0.0006% 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 Santa 14,000 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Miguel Forte (16 MW, Biomass), Pardos (10 MW, Hydro), and Pizzatto (2 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the state of Santa Catarina, approximately 400 km southwest of Curitiba.
76 years old
Brazil, South America
- 2,301. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #37,566 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,086 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
76 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
36 plants within 100 km, 3,976 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Água Santa is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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