Sítio Grande is a 25 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010. Ranked #255 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it 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 Sítio Grande 560 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alto Fêmeas I (10.65 MW, Hydro), Santa Cruz (3.97 MW, Hydro), and Rieger Agropecuária (3 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 300 km from the nearest major city, Cuiabá.
16 years old
Brazil, South America
- 808. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #17,701 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,084 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
4 plants within 100 km, 48 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sítio Grande is a hydro power plant producing approximately 88 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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