Brazil

Faxinal II — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2005

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
-10.16, -59.46

Coordinates

Insights

#523
largest in %s
#3,804
largest %s worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2005
%d yrs newer than avg
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2005
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-10.162, -59.458

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

Faxinal II is a 30 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2005. It is part of a network of 720 hydro plants in the country, which total 180,234 MW.

Ranked #200 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Faxinal II represents 0.02% of the national hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Faxinal II 466 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Dardanelos (261 MW, Hydro), Faxinal I (2.788 MW, Hydro), and Nortao (1.275 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 400 km from Cuiabá.

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