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Apodi is a 120 MW solar power plant located in Brazil. The facility contributes to the country's renewable energy generation and is part of the growing solar sector. It ranks as the 6th largest solar plant in Brazil. With 120 MW, it represents 6.88% of Brazil's total solar capacity of 1,745 MW. Brazil has 24 solar plants with a combined capacity of 1,745 MW. Compared to the largest solar plant, Ituverava at 210 MW, Apodi is slightly more than half its size. Solar energy is increasingly important in Brazil's energy mix, providing around 0.7% of the country's total electricity generation. The Apodi plant benefits from Brazil's favorable geographic conditions for solar power, located in the northeastern region, approximately 300 km from Fortaleza.

Capacity
120 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Enel Green Power
Location
-5.0600°, -37.7550°

Brazil, South America

Context & rankings
  • 256. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
  • #9,242 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #230 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Brazil
Operator portfolio

Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW

Regional density

20 plants within 100 km, 507 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lagoa do Mato wind farm (53.8 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: -5.060000, -37.755000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Apodi is a solar power plant producing approximately 189 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Brazil
Continent
South America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

BrazilEnergy Profile

2,402
Total Plants
250.4 GW
Total Capacity
HydroGasBiomassWind
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