Salto Apiacás is a 45 MW hydroelectric plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2016. Ranked #183 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 45 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 Salto Apiacás 311 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Cabeça de Boi (30 MW, Hydro) and Da Fazenda (27 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the Mato Grosso region, approximately 500 km from Cuiabá.
10 years old
Brazil, South America
- 425. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #14,641 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,296 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Brazil
10 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
5 plants within 100 km, 93 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Salto Apiacás is a hydro power plant producing approximately 158 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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