João Baptista de Lima Figueiredo— 3.5 MW Hydroelectric
João Baptista de Lima Figueiredo is a 3.5 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1952. Ranked #521 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 3.5 MW represents a small portion of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making this facility 4,000 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Euclides da Cunha (108.8 MW, Hydro) and Caconde (80.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Minas Gerais, approximately 200 km northwest of São Paulo.
74 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,637. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,902 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
74 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
37 plants within 100 km, 758 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
João Baptista de Lima Figueiredo is a hydro power plant producing approximately 12 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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