Flor do Sertão is a 16.5 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2007. Ranked #333 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Flor do Sertão's capacity accounts for 0.01% of the country's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Flor do Sertão 848 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Foz do Chapecó (855 MW, Hydro), Salto das Flores (6.7 MW, Hydro), and Belmonte (3.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Santa Catarina, approximately 300 km southwest of Curitiba.
19 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,030. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #20,759 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,757 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
19 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
CEMIG operates 40 plants totalling 6,607 MW
39 plants within 100 km, 1,285 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Flor do Sertão is a hydro power plant producing approximately 58 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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