Brazil

Engenheiro José Gelásio da Rocha — 24 MW Hydroelectric

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Engenheiro José Gelásio da Rocha is a 24 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
24 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2007

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-16.70, -54.76

Coordinates

Insights

#829
largest in %s
#4,163
largest %s worldwide
#18,040
largest worldwide
2007
%d yrs newer than avg
120
operated by %s
16
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
24 MW
Commissioned
2007
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-16.700, -54.760

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,055 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
164,391 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

447
cars / year
274
homes / year
93,404
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Engenheiro José Gelásio da Rocha is a 24.435 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2007.

Ranked #266 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 24.435 MW represents 0.01% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Engenheiro José Gelásio da Rocha 573.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Itiquira (Casas de Forças I e II) (156 MW, Hydro), Rondonópolis (26.6 MW, Hydro), and Sete Quedas Alta (22 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Mato Grosso state, approximately 300 km from Cuiabá.

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