Barra dos Coqueiros is a 90 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010. Ranked #156 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 90 MW accounts for 0.05% 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 dos Coqueiros 155.56 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Caçú I (130 MW, Biomass), Salto (116 MW, Hydro), and Salto do Rio Verdinho (93 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Goiás, approximately 120 km southwest of Brasília.
16 years old
Brazil, South America
- 294. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #10,694 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,428 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Brazil
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Ceará Energia S.A. operates 1 plants totalling 90 MW
15 plants within 100 km, 2,557 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Barra dos Coqueiros is a hydro power plant producing approximately 315 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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