Brazil

Garganta da Jararaca — 29 MW Hydroelectric

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Garganta da Jararaca is a 29 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
29 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2006

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-13.39, -57.62

Coordinates

Insights

#679
largest in Brazil
#3,910
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#17,059
largest worldwide
2006
22 yrs newer than avg
120
operated by Companhia Energética de…
8
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
29 MW
Commissioned
2006
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-13.391, -57.624

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,464 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
197,121 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

536
cars per year
329
homes per year
112,001
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Garganta da Jararaca is a 29.3 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2006.

Ranked #224 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 Garganta da Jararaca 478 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Inxú (20.6 MW, Hydro) and Coprodia (6 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Brazil, approximately 200 km northwest of Cuiabá.

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