Jurupará is a 7.2 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1947. It is part of Brazil's hydro sector, which has a total capacity of 180,234 MW across 720 plants. Ranked #433 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Jurupará's 7.2 MW accounts for 0.004% of the country's hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is the Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Jurupará 1,944 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alecrim (72 MW, Hydro), Itupararanga (56.17 MW, Hydro), and Itupararanga Dam (55 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in São Paulo state, approximately 250 km northeast of São Paulo city.
79 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,310. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #26,501 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,999 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
79 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
139 plants within 100 km, 4,057 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Jurupará is a hydro power plant producing approximately 25 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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