Monte Belo is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Commissioned
- 2010
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- -11.932, -62.183
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About this plant
Monte Belo is a 4.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009. It operates within a network of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, which together produce 180,234 MW.
Ranked #475 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Monte Belo’s 4.8 MW represents a mere 0.0027% of the country’s total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Monte Belo 2,916 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Rio Branco (7.14 MW, Hydro), Saldanha (5.28 MW, Hydro), and Alta Floresta (5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 200 km from the city of Cuiabá.
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