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Inxú — 21 MW Hydroelectric

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Inxú is a 21 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
21 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2016

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais

Operator

Location
-13.37, -57.62

Coordinates

Insights

#927
largest in %s
#4,408
largest %s worldwide
#18,935
largest worldwide
2016
%d yrs newer than avg
32
operated by %s
8
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
21 MW
Commissioned
2016
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-13.367, -57.618

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,732 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
138,590 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

377
cars / year
231
homes / year
78,744
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Inxú is a 20.6 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2016. It is operated under Brazilian regulations and contributes to the country’s renewable energy portfolio.

Ranked #298 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Inxú’s 20.6 MW represents 0.01% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is the Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Inxú 679 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Garganta da Jararaca (29.3 MW, Hydro) and Coprodia (6 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 600 km northwest of Brasília.

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