Casa de Força PCH Foz do Chopim is a 29 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 29 MW
- Commissioned
- 2001
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Foz do Chopim Energética Ltda.
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- -25.567, -53.115
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
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About this plant
Casa de Força PCH Foz do Chopim is a 29.072 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, operated by Foz do Chopim Energética Ltda. and commissioned in 2001.
Ranked #227 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it accounts for 0.02% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Casa de Força PCH Foz do Chopim 480 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include José Richa Hydroelectric foda (1240 MW, Hydro) and Governador José Richa (Salto Caxias) (1240 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Paraná, approximately 400 km southwest of Curitiba.
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