João Camilo Penna (Antiga Cachoeira do Emboque)— 22.02 MW Hydroelectric
João Camilo Penna (Antiga Cachoeira do Emboque) is a 22.02 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1998. Ranked #284 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 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 João Camilo Penna 635.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Túlio Cordeiro de Mello (15.93 MW, Hydro) and Benjamim Mário Baptista (9 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Minas Gerais, approximately 300 km from Belo Horizonte.
28 years old
Brazil, South America
- 890. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #18,559 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,306 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
28 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 710 MW combined
Nearest plant: Túlio Cordeiro de Mello (Antiga Granada) (7.4 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
João Camilo Penna (Antiga Cachoeira do Emboque) is a hydro power plant producing approximately 77 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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