Rieger Agropecuária is a 3 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1987. Ranked #528 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, this facility represents 0.0017% of the country's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Rieger Agropecuária 4,666 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sítio Grande (25 MW, Hydro), Alto Fêmeas I (10.649 MW, Hydro), and Santa Cruz (3.97 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Mato Grosso region, approximately 600 km west of Brasília.
39 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,705. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,023 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
39 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
4 plants within 100 km, 70 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rieger Agropecuária is a hydro power plant producing approximately 11 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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