Benjamim Mário Baptista (Antiga Nova Sinceridade)— 9 MW Hydroelectric
Benjamim Mário Baptista (Antiga Nova Sinceridade) is a 9 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1986. Ranked #412 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it contributes 0.005% to the country's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making this facility 1,555.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include João Camilo Penna (22.02 MW, Hydro), Túlio Cordeiro de Mello (15.93 MW, Hydro), and Varginha (9 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Minas Gerais, approximately 300 km north of Rio de Janeiro.
26 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,242. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,679 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
26 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
28 plants within 100 km, 596 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Benjamim Mário Baptista (Antiga Nova Sinceridade) is a hydro power plant producing approximately 32 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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