Brazil

Juba I — 42 MW Hydroelectric

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Juba I is a 42 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
42 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1995

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-14.75, -58.07

Coordinates

Insights

#437
largest in Brazil
#3,404
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,931
largest worldwide
1995
11 yrs newer than avg
120
operated by Companhia Energética de…
18
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
42 MW
Commissioned
1995
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-14.748, -58.074

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,532 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
282,563 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

768
cars / year
471
homes / year
160,547
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Juba I is a 42 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1995. It is operated by an undisclosed entity.

Ranked #186 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Juba I’s 42 MW 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 Juba I 333.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Juba II (42 MW, Hydro), Pampeana (27.99 MW, Hydro), and Graça Brennand (Antiga Terra Santa) (27.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 800 km from the nearest major city, Cuiabá.

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