Brazil

Salto Três de Maio — 20 MW Hydroelectric

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Salto Três de Maio is a 20 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
-8.75, -55.03

Coordinates

Insights

#934
largest in Brazil
#4,424
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#19,003
largest worldwide
2010
26 yrs newer than avg
2
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-8.746, -55.033

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,682 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
134,554 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

366
cars / year
224
homes / year
76,451
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Salto Três de Maio is a 20 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010. It is operated by an undisclosed entity and is located at coordinates -8.7464, -55.0325.

Ranked #301 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Salto Três de Maio contributes 0.01% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is the Itaipu Dam, which has a capacity of 14,000 MW, making Salto Três de Maio 700 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Salto Curuá (30 MW, Hydro) and Salto Buriti (10 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the western region of Brazil, approximately 500 km from the nearest major city, Porto Velho.

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