Salto Grande (Lucas Nogueira Garcez)— 73.8 MW Hydroelectric
Salto Grande (Lucas Nogueira Garcez) is a 73.8 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1958. Ranked #166 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it contributes 0.04% 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 Salto Grande 189 times smaller. Nearby plants include Chavantes (414 MW, Hydro) and Usina Hidrelétrica de Chavantes (414 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Paraná, approximately 450 km west of São Paulo.
68 years old
Brazil, South America
- 336. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #11,564 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,705 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Brazil
68 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de São Paulo (CESP) operates 27 plants totalling 5,068 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 1,559 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Salto Grande (Lucas Nogueira Garcez) is a hydro power plant producing approximately 259 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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