Graça Brennand (Antiga Terra Santa)— 27.4 MW Hydroelectric
Graça Brennand (Antiga Terra Santa) is a 27.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2008. Ranked #242 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 0.02% 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 Graça Brennand 511 times smaller. Nearby plants include Juba II (42 MW, Hydro), Juba I (42 MW, Hydro), and Pampeana (27.99 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Mato Grosso region, approximately 800 km west of Brasília.
18 years old
Brazil, South America
- 741. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #17,344 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,988 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
18 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco operates 10 plants totalling 5,375 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 585 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Graça Brennand (Antiga Terra Santa) is a hydro power plant producing approximately 96 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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