Belmonte is a 3.6 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2012. Ranked #514 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 3.6 MW represents 0.002% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Belmonte 3,888.9 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Flor do Sertão (16.5 MW, Hydro), Salto das Flores (6.7 MW, Hydro), and Prata (3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Paraná State, approximately 200 km southwest of Curitiba.
14 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,611. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #31,368 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,860 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
25 plants within 100 km, 972 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Belmonte is a hydro power plant producing approximately 13 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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