Brazil

Braço Norte II — 11 MW Hydroelectric

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Braço Norte II is a 11 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
11 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Engie

Operator

Location
-9.78, -54.98

Coordinates

Insights

#1,188
largest in Brazil
#5,412
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#23,452
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
352
operated by Engie
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
11 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Engie
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-9.783, -54.983

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
904 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
72,336 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

197
cars per year
121
homes per year
41,100
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Braço Norte II is a 10.75 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2012.

Ranked #392 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, this plant’s capacity 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 Braço Norte II 1,302 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Braço Norte III (14.16 MW, Hydro), Braço Norte IV (14 MW, Hydro), and Braço Norte (5.18 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Mato Grosso region, approximately 300 km southwest of Cuiabá.

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