Machado Mineiro is a 1.72 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1992. Ranked #597 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 1.72 MW represents 0.001% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Machado Mineiro 8,139 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Minas Gerais region, approximately 400 km from Belo Horizonte.
34 years old
Brazil, South America
- 2,000. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #35,291 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,648 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
34 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
1 plants within 100 km, 4 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Machado Mineiro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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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