Camargos is a 46 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1960. Ranked #182 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 0.03% of the total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Camargos 304.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Itutinga (52 MW, Hydro) and Carandaí (4.234 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Minas Gerais State, approximately 100 km from Belo Horizonte.
66 years old
Brazil, South America
- 421. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #14,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,280 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Brazil
66 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
7 plants within 100 km, 65 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Camargos is a hydro power plant producing approximately 161 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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