Brazil

Mosquitão — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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Mosquitão is a 30 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2006

Year online

Owner
Eletrobras

Operator

Location
-16.34, -51.44

Coordinates

Insights

#523
largest in Brazil
#3,804
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2006
22 yrs newer than avg
63
operated by Eletrobras
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2006
Status
Operational
Owner
Eletrobras
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-16.342, -51.438

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,523 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
201,830 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

548
cars per year
336
homes per year
114,676
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Mosquitão is a 30 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2006. It operates under an undisclosed entity and contributes to Brazil’s hydroelectric capacity.

Ranked #200 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Mosquitão represents 0.02% 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 Mosquitão 466.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Santo Antônio do Caiapó (30 MW, Hydro), Tamboril (29.328 MW, Hydro), and Piranhas (18.05 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 300 km from the city of Cuiabá.

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