Brazil

Cachoeira da Lixa — 15 MW Hydroelectric

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Cachoeira da Lixa is a 15 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
15 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2008

Year online

Owner
CEMIG

Operator

Location
-17.07, -40.07

Coordinates

Insights

#1,082
largest in %s
#4,976
largest %s worldwide
#21,577
largest worldwide
2008
%d yrs newer than avg
40
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
15 MW
Commissioned
2008
Status
Operational
Owner
CEMIG
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-17.074, -40.068

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,245 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
99,570 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

271
cars / year
166
homes / year
56,574
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Cachoeira da Lixa is a 14.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2008.

Ranked #356 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Cachoeira da Lixa contributes 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 Cachoeira da Lixa 944 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Colino 2 (16 MW, Hydro) and Colino 1 (11 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Minas Gerais, approximately 300 km north of Belo Horizonte.

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Cachoeira da Lixa

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Capacity

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location

Coordinates

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Capacity
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Country

About this plant

Cachoeira da Lixa is a 14.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2008.

Ranked #356 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Cachoeira da Lixa contributes 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 Cachoeira da Lixa 944 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Colino 2 (16 MW, Hydro) and Colino 1 (11 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Minas Gerais, approximately 300 km north of Belo Horizonte.

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