Alecrim is a 72 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.
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Year online
Operator
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 72 MW
- Commissioned
- 1974
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- -24.081, -47.507
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About this plant
Alecrim is a 72 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1974.
Ranked #168 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it accounts for 0.04% of the total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Alecrim 194 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Barra (40.4 MW, Hydro) and Salto do Iporanga (36.87 MW, Hydro), as well as Fumaça (36.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in São Paulo, approximately 350 km northwest of São Paulo.
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