Brazil

Flor do Sertão — 17 MW Hydroelectric

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Flor do Sertão is a 17 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
17 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2007

Year online

Owner
CEMIG

Operator

Location
-26.79, -53.39

Coordinates

Insights

#1,030
largest in Brazil
#4,757
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#20,761
largest worldwide
2007
23 yrs newer than avg
40
operated by CEMIG
39
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
17 MW
Commissioned
2007
Status
Operational
Owner
CEMIG
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-26.788, -53.394

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,388 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
111,007 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

302
cars per year
185
homes per year
63,072
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Flor do Sertão is a 16.5 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2007.

Ranked #333 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Flor do Sertão’s capacity accounts for 0.01% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Flor do Sertão 848 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Foz do Chapecó (855 MW, Hydro), Salto das Flores (6.7 MW, Hydro), and Belmonte (3.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Santa Catarina, approximately 300 km southwest of Curitiba.

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