Alto Jatapu is a 5 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2014. Ranked #469 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Alto Jatapu's 5 MW accounts for 0.0028% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Alto Jatapu 2,800 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the state of Amazonas, approximately 1,000 km northwest of Manaus.
10 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,394. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,423 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Eletrobras operates 63 plants totalling 54,619 MW
1 plants within 100 km, 5 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Alto Jatapu is a hydro power plant producing approximately 18 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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