Santa Carolina is a 10.5 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2016. Ranked #394 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Santa Carolina's 10.5 MW accounts for 0.01% of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Santa Carolina 1,333 times smaller. Nearby plants include Castro Alves (130.845 MW, Hydro), Monte Claro (130 MW, Hydro), and 14 de Julho (100.71 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Rio Grande do Sul, approximately 300 km from Porto Alegre.
10 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,191. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #23,510 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,428 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
42 plants within 100 km, 2,180 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Santa Carolina is a hydro power plant producing approximately 37 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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