Braço Norte is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Commissioned
- 2014
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- -9.832, -55.015
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
Nearby Plants
About this plant
Braço Norte is a 5.18 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, part of a larger network of 720 plants.
Ranked #466 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it contributes to 0.0029% 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 2,698 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Braço Norte III (14.16 MW, Hydro), Braço Norte IV (14 MW, Hydro), and Braço Norte II (10.752 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 500 km from the nearest major city, Cuiabá.
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