Porto Góes is a 24.8 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1928. Ranked #263 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 24.8 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 Porto Góes 564.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Itupararanga (56.17 MW, Hydro), Itupararanga Dam (55 MW, Hydro), and Rafard (50 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in São Paulo State, approximately 100 km from the city of Sorocaba.
98 years old
Brazil, South America
- 825. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #17,988 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,155 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
98 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
198 plants within 100 km, 3,198 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Porto Góes is a hydro power plant producing approximately 87 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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