Barra is a 40.4 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1986. Ranked #188 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Barra's 40.4 MW 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 Barra 346 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alecrim (72 MW, Hydro), Itupararanga (56.17 MW, Hydro), and Itupararanga Dam (55 MW, Hydro). The facility is located approximately 300 km from São Paulo in the southeastern region of Brazil.
40 years old
Brazil, South America
- 445. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #15,109 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,466 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Brazil
40 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
137 plants within 100 km, 4,019 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Barra is a hydro power plant producing approximately 142 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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