Brazil

Rosal — 55 MW Hydroelectric

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Rosal is a 55 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
55 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-20.92, -41.70

Coordinates

Insights

#378
largest in %s
#3,062
largest %s worldwide
#12,712
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
120
operated by %s
38
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
55 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-20.917, -41.700

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,625 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
370,022 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,005
cars / year
617
homes / year
210,240
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Rosal is a 55 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2000.

Ranked #176 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Rosal accounts for 0.03% 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 Rosal 254.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Francisco Gross (Antiga Santa Fé) (29 MW, Hydro), São João (25 MW, Hydro), and Pirapetinga (20 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Minas Gerais region, approximately 300 km north of Rio de Janeiro.

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