São Domingos II is a 24.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009. Ranked #269 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it accounts for 0.01% 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 São Domingos II 576 times smaller. The nearest plant within 50 km is Galheiros I (12.06 MW, Hydro). São Domingos II is situated in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 1,000 km west of Brasília.
17 years old
Brazil, South America
- 834. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #18,060 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,168 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
17 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
2 plants within 100 km, 17 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
São Domingos II is a hydro power plant producing approximately 85 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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