Oriental is a 1.25 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, with no specified commissioning year. Ranked #639 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 1.25 MW represents a fraction of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Oriental 11,200 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Serra Grande (17.2 MW, Biomass), Capricho (2.4 MW, Biomass), and Porto Alegre (2.4 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the Alagoas state, approximately 150 km west of Maceió.
Brazil, South America
- 2,169. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #36,763 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,924 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
43 plants within 100 km, 768 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Oriental is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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