Corumbá III is a 96.447 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009. Ranked #154 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 0.05% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Corumbá III 145 times smaller. Nearby plants include Cristalina Alimentos (1.92 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Goiás, approximately 100 km from Brasília.
17 years old
Brazil, South America
- 287. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #10,502 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,363 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Brazil
17 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Eletrobras operates 63 plants totalling 54,619 MW
7 plants within 100 km, 516 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Corumbá III is a hydro power plant producing approximately 338 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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