São Lourenço (Antiga Zé Fernando)— 29.1 MW Hydroelectric
São Lourenço (Antiga Zé Fernando) is a 29.1 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009. Ranked #226 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 São Lourenço 480 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Sete Quedas Alta (22 MW, Hydro) and Senador Jonas Pinheiro (Caeté) (6.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 600 km west of Brasília.
17 years old
Brazil, South America
- 687. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #17,078 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,914 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
15 plants within 100 km, 285 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
São Lourenço (Antiga Zé Fernando) is a hydro power plant producing approximately 102 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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