Salto do Iporanga is a 36.87 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1989. Ranked #191 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 36.87 MW 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 do Iporanga 379 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Alecrim (72 MW, Hydro), Barra (40.4 MW, Hydro), and Porto Raso (28.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of São Paulo, approximately 300 km northwest of São Paulo city.
37 years old
Brazil, South America
- 467. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #15,636 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,605 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
37 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de São Paulo (CESP) operates 27 plants totalling 5,068 MW
29 plants within 100 km, 455 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Salto do Iporanga is a hydro power plant producing approximately 129 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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