Esmeralda is a 22.2 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2006. Ranked #283 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it accounts for 0.01% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Esmeralda 630 times smaller. Nearby plants include Machadinho (1,140 MW, Hydro), Machadinho Hydroelectric Power Plant (1,140 MW, Hydro), and Campos Novos (880 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Brazil, approximately 300 km southwest of Porto Alegre.
20 years old
Brazil, South America
- 887. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #18,542 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,305 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
20 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
25 plants within 100 km, 4,898 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Esmeralda is a hydro power plant producing approximately 78 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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