Brazil

Bocaiúva — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
CEMIG

Operator

Location
-12.53, -57.88

Coordinates

Insights

#523
largest in %s
#3,804
largest %s worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
40
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
CEMIG
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-12.530, -57.881

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,523 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
201,830 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

548
cars / year
336
homes / year
114,676
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Bocaiúva is a 30 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010. It is part of Brazil’s extensive hydroelectric network.

Ranked #200 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Bocaiúva’s 30 MW represents 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 Bocaiúva 466.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Córrego Santa Cruz (1 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 600 km from Cuiabá.

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