Garganta da Jararaca 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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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
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
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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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