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Santa Cruz de Monte Negro — 17 MW Hydroelectric

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Santa Cruz de Monte Negro is a 17 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
17 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2014

Year online

Owner
Eletrobras

Operator

Location
-10.23, -63.23

Coordinates

Insights

#1,021
largest in Brazil
#4,717
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#20,631
largest worldwide
2014
30 yrs newer than avg
63
operated by Eletrobras
4
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
17 MW
Commissioned
2014
Status
Operational
Owner
Eletrobras
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-10.230, -63.234

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,430 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
114,438 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

311
cars per year
191
homes per year
65,021
trees to offset

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

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Termo Norte II

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About this plant

Santa Cruz de Monte Negro is a 17.01 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2014.

Ranked #329 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 17.01 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 Santa Cruz de Monte Negro 821.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Jamari (20 MW, Hydro) and CNH Campo Novo (3.52 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the state of Rondônia, approximately 100 km from Porto Velho.

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