PCH Fundão I— 2.5 MW Hydroelectric
PCH Fundão I is a 2.5 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, operated by ELEJOR - Centrais Elétricas do Rio Jordão S.A. Ranked #553 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, this plant's 2.5 MW represents a mere 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 PCH Fundão I 5,600 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Governador Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto (Foz do Areia) (1,676 MW, Hydro), Bento Munhoz Hydroelectric Plant (1,676 MW, Hydro), and Governador Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga (Segredo) (1,260 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Paraná, approximately 400 km southwest of Curitiba.
Brazil, South America
- 1,795. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #33,017 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,253 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
ELEJOR - Centrais Elétricas do Rio Jordão S.A. operates 2 plants totalling 123 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 7,932 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
PCH Fundão I is a hydro power plant producing approximately 9 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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