Curuá-Una is a 30.3 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1977. Ranked #199 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it 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 Curuá-Una 461.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Santarém (22.55 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the state of Pará, approximately 50 km from the city of Santarém.
49 years old
Brazil, South America
- 512. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #16,400 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,802 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
49 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Eletrobras operates 63 plants totalling 54,619 MW
1 plants within 100 km, 23 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Curuá-Una is a hydro power plant producing approximately 106 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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