Brazil

Salto Buriti — 10 MW Hydroelectric

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Salto Buriti is a 10 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2008

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
-8.77, -54.95

Coordinates

Insights

#1,199
largest in Brazil
#5,463
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#23,756
largest worldwide
2008
24 yrs newer than avg
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
2008
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-8.775, -54.950

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
841 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
67,277 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

183
cars / year
112
homes / year
38,225
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Salto Buriti is a 10 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2008.

Ranked #396 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Salto Buriti’s 10 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 Salto Buriti 1,400 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Salto Curuá (30 MW, Hydro) and Salto Três de Maio (20 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, approximately 150 km from Porto Velho.

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