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Jurupará7.2 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

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.

Capacity
7.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1947

79 years old

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Location
-23.9622°, -47.3900°

Brazil, South America

Context & rankings
  • 1,310. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
  • #26,501 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,999 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

79 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW

Regional density

139 plants within 100 km, 4,057 MW combined

Nearest plant: Barra (7.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -23.962200, -47.390000
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Carbon Footprint

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

BrazilEnergy Profile

2,402
Total Plants
250.4 GW
Total Capacity
HydroGasBiomassWind
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