Plano Alto is a 16 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2008. It operates under an undisclosed management. Ranked #336 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Plano Alto's 16 MW accounts for 0.01% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is the Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Plano Alto 875 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Itá (1450 MW, Hydro), Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant (1450 MW, Hydro), and Quebra Queixo (121.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Santa Catarina state, approximately 400 km south of Curitiba.
18 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,042. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #20,855 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,779 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
18 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
62 plants within 100 km, 6,847 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Plano Alto is a hydro power plant producing approximately 56 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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