Limoeiro (Armando Salles de Oliveira)— 32 MW Hydroelectric
Limoeiro (Armando Salles de Oliveira) is a 32 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1958. Ranked #198 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 Limoeiro 437.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Euclides da Cunha (108.8 MW, Hydro), Ferrari (80.5 MW, Biomass), and Caconde (80.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of São Paulo, approximately 200 km from São Paulo city.
68 years old
Brazil, South America
- 493. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #16,178 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,742 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
68 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de São Paulo (CESP) operates 27 plants totalling 5,068 MW
50 plants within 100 km, 917 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Limoeiro (Armando Salles de Oliveira) is a hydro power plant producing approximately 112 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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