Rio do Peixe (Casa de Força I e II)— 18.06 MW Hydroelectric
Rio do Peixe (Casa de Força I e II) is an 18.06 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1925. Ranked #322 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 18.06 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 this facility 774 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Euclides da Cunha (108.8 MW, Hydro), Caconde (80.4 MW, Hydro), and São João da Boa Vista (70 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Minas Gerais, approximately 250 km from Belo Horizonte.
101 years old
Brazil, South America
- 994. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #20,289 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,614 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
101 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
41 plants within 100 km, 868 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rio do Peixe (Casa de Força I e II) 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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