Brazil

Cachoeira — 11 MW Hydroelectric

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

Capacity
11 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
CEMIG

Operator

Location
-12.49, -60.47

Coordinates

Insights

#1,181
largest in %s
#5,346
largest %s worldwide
#23,235
largest worldwide
40
operated by %s
14
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
11 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
CEMIG
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-12.492, -60.472

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
935 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
74,812 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

203
cars / year
125
homes / year
42,507
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Cachoeira is an 11.12 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, operational since its commissioning year of 2023.

Ranked #387 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Cachoeira represents 0.01% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is the Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Cachoeira 1,256 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Vilhena (23.75 MW, Oil), Cascata Chupinguaia (9.6 MW, Hydro), and Chupinguaia (5.41 MW, Oil). The facility is situated in the state of Rondônia, approximately 50 km from Porto Velho.

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