Sete Quedas Alta is a 22 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010. Ranked #285 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 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 Sete Quedas Alta 636.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include São Lourenço (29.1 MW, Hydro), Rondonópolis (26.6 MW, Hydro), and Engenheiro José Gelásio da Rocha (24.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 800 km from Brasília.
16 years old
Brazil, South America
- 891. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #18,560 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,307 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) operates 120 plants totalling 9,477 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 292 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sete Quedas Alta is a hydro power plant producing approximately 77 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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