Mata Velha is a 24 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2016. Ranked #272 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 24 MW represents 0.01% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Mata Velha 583.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Queimado (105.45 MW, Hydro) and Usina Hidrelétrica de Queimado (105 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Goiás, approximately 200 km from Brasília.
10 years old
Brazil, South America
- 840. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #18,081 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,173 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
10 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
13 plants within 100 km, 260 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Mata Velha is a hydro power plant producing approximately 84 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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