Brazil

Curuá-Una — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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Curuá-Una is a 30 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1977

Year online

Owner
Eletrobras

Operator

Location
-2.81, -54.30

Coordinates

Insights

#512
largest in %s
#3,802
largest %s worldwide
#16,403
largest worldwide
1977
%d yrs older than avg
63
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
1977
Status
Operational
Owner
Eletrobras
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-2.812, -54.299

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,548 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
203,849 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

554
cars / year
340
homes / year
115,823
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Curuá-Una is a 30.3 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1977.

Ranked #199 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it accounts for 0.02% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Curuá-Una 461.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Santarém (22.55 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the state of Pará, approximately 50 km from the city of Santarém.

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