Brazil

Jurumirim (Armando Avellanal Laydner) — 101 MW Hydroelectric

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Jurumirim (Armando Avellanal Laydner) is a 101 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
101 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1962

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de São Paulo (CESP)

Operator

Location
-23.21, -49.23

Coordinates

Insights

#280
largest in %s
#2,289
largest %s worldwide
#9,997
largest worldwide
1962
%d yrs older than avg
27
operated by %s
37
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
101 MW
Commissioned
1962
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de São Paulo (CESP)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-23.209, -49.230

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,490 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
679,200 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,846
cars / year
1,132
homes / year
385,909
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Jurumirim (Armando Avellanal Laydner) is a 100.956 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1962. It operates under the hydroelectric sector, contributing to Brazil’s energy needs.

Ranked #151 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it accounts for 0.06% 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 Jurumirim 138.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Pirajú (81 MW, Hydro) and Ipaussu Bioenergia (76 MW, Biomass). The facility is situated in São Paulo State, approximately 200 km northwest of São Paulo city.

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