Retiro Velho is an 18 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009. Ranked #324 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 18 MW represents 0.01% of Brazil's 180,234 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Retiro Velho 777.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Porto das Águas (160 MW, Biomass), Espora (32.01 MW, Hydro), and Queixada (30 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Mato Grosso do Sul, approximately 300 km from Campo Grande.
17 years old
Brazil, South America
- 997. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #20,289 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,616 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
17 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
14 plants within 100 km, 446 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Retiro Velho is a hydro power plant producing approximately 63 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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