Furnas do Segredo is a 9.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2005. Ranked #402 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Furnas do Segredo represents 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 Furnas do Segredo 1,428 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Rio Grande do Sul State, approximately 300 km west of Porto Alegre.
21 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,219. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #24,801 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,608 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
21 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Furnas Centrais Elétricas S.A. operates 7 plants totalling 6,624 MW
2 plants within 100 km, 1 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Furnas do Segredo is a hydro power plant producing approximately 34 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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