Brazil

Casa de Força PCH Foz do Chopim — 29 MW Hydroelectric

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Casa de Força PCH Foz do Chopim is a 29 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
29 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2001

Year online

Owner
Foz do Chopim Energética Ltda.

Operator

Location
-25.57, -53.11

Coordinates

Insights

#688
largest in Brazil
#3,915
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#17,082
largest worldwide
2001
17 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by Foz do Chopim…
14
plants within 100 km

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

Annual CO₂
2,445 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
195,587 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

531
cars per year
326
homes per year
111,129
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

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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