Brazil

Galheiros I — 12 MW Hydroelectric

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Galheiros I is a 12 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
12 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2012

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-13.39, -46.39

Coordinates

Insights

#1,149
largest in %s
#5,189
largest %s worldwide
#22,491
largest worldwide
2012
%d yrs newer than avg
120
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
12 MW
Commissioned
2012
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-13.393, -46.391

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,014 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
81,136 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

220
cars / year
135
homes / year
46,100
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Galheiros I is a 12.06 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2012.

Ranked #380 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Galheiros I’s capacity represents 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 Galheiros I 1,161.5 times smaller.

The nearest plant is São Domingos II (24.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, approximately 150 km from Campo Grande.

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