Brazil

Barra dos Coqueiros — 90 MW Hydroelectric

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Barra dos Coqueiros is a 90 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
90 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Ceará Energia S.A.

Operator

Location
-18.72, -51.00

Coordinates

Insights

#294
largest in Brazil
#2,428
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,694
largest worldwide
2010
26 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by Ceará Energia S.A.
17
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
90 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Ceará Energia S.A.
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-18.723, -51.003

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,569 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
605,491 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,645
cars / year
1,009
homes / year
344,029
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Barra dos Coqueiros is a 90 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010.

Ranked #156 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 90 MW accounts for 0.05% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Barra dos Coqueiros 155.56 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Caçú I (130 MW, Biomass), Salto (116 MW, Hydro), and Salto do Rio Verdinho (93 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Goiás, approximately 120 km southwest of Brasília.

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