Brazil

Alecrim — 72 MW Hydroelectric

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Alecrim is a 72 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
72 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1974

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-24.08, -47.51

Coordinates

Insights

#342
largest in %s
#2,721
largest %s worldwide
#11,616
largest worldwide
1974
%d yrs older than avg
120
operated by %s
118
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
72 MW
Commissioned
1974
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-24.081, -47.507

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,055 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
484,393 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,316
cars / year
807
homes / year
275,223
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Alecrim is a 72 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1974.

Ranked #168 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it accounts for 0.04% of the total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Alecrim 194 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Barra (40.4 MW, Hydro) and Salto do Iporanga (36.87 MW, Hydro), as well as Fumaça (36.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in São Paulo, approximately 350 km northwest of São Paulo.

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