Cabeça de Boi is a 30 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2016. It operates under the country's extensive hydroelectric framework. Ranked #200 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Cabeça de Boi's 30 MW accounts for 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 Cabeça de Boi 466.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Salto Apiacás (45 MW, Hydro) and Da Fazenda (27 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 500 km from Cuiabá.
10 years old
Brazil, South America
- 523. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,804 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
10 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco operates 10 plants totalling 5,375 MW
5 plants within 100 km, 108 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cabeça de Boi is a hydro power plant producing approximately 105 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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