Assis Chateaubriand(Antiga Salto Mimoso)— 29.5 MW Hydroelectric
Assis Chateaubriand (Antiga Salto Mimoso) is a 29.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1969. Ranked #222 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 0.02% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Assis Chateaubriand 474 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, approximately 400 km from the nearest major city, Campo Grande.
57 years old
Brazil, South America
- 672. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #17,045 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,908 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
57 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
5 plants within 100 km, 58 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Assis Chateaubriand(Antiga Salto Mimoso) is a hydro power plant producing approximately 103 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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