Pai Joaquim is a 23 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2004. Ranked #278 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Pai Joaquim's 23 MW accounts for 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 Pai Joaquim 609 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Nova Ponte (510 MW, Hydro), Santa Juliana (88 MW, Biomass), and Vale Fertilizantes Uberaba (24.4 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Minas Gerais, approximately 300 km from Belo Horizonte.
22 years old
Brazil, South America
- 870. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #18,390 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,269 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
22 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
22 plants within 100 km, 4,305 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pai Joaquim is a hydro power plant producing approximately 81 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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