Salto Curucaca is a 37.042 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2016. Ranked #190 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 0.02% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Salto Curucaca 378 times smaller. Nearby plants include Governador Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga (1260 MW, Hydro), Fundão (120.168 MW, Hydro), and Santa Clara (120.168 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Paraná, approximately 450 km southwest of São Paulo.
10 years old
Brazil, South America
- 466. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #15,596 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,591 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% 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
31 plants within 100 km, 7,928 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Salto Curucaca is a hydro power plant producing approximately 130 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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