Tigre is a 9 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2016. It operates within a network of 720 hydro plants across the country. Ranked #412 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Tigre's 9 MW accounts for a small portion of Brazil's total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Tigre 1,555.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Salto Santiago (1,420 MW, Hydro), Usina Hidrelétrica de Salto Santiago (1,420 MW, Hydro), and Governador Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga (Segredo) (1,260 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Paraná, approximately 200 km southwest of Curitiba.
10 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,242. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #25,131 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,679 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
58 plants within 100 km, 8,314 MW combined
Nearest plant: Governador Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga (Segredo) (29.9 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Tigre is a hydro power plant producing approximately 32 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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