Comendador Venâncio is a 1.6 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2005. Ranked #606 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 1.6 MW represents 0.0009% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Comendador Venâncio 8,750 times smaller. Nearby plants include Rosal (55 MW, Hydro), Barra do Braúna (39 MW, Hydro), and Ormeo Junqueira Botelho (22.7 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Minas Gerais, approximately 200 km from the nearest major city, Belo Horizonte.
21 years old
Brazil, South America
- 2,024. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #35,480 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,684 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
21 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
34 plants within 100 km, 620 MW combined
Nearest plant: Ormeo Junqueira Botelho (Antiga Cachoeira Encoberta) (28.2 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Comendador Venâncio is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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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