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Mucuri — 19 MW Hydroelectric

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Mucuri is a 19 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
19 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2013

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-17.58, -40.98

Coordinates

Insights

#969
largest in %s
#4,557
largest %s worldwide
#20,058
largest worldwide
2013
%d yrs newer than avg
120
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
19 MW
Commissioned
2013
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-17.583, -40.983

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,606 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
128,499 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

349
cars / year
214
homes / year
73,011
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Suzano Mucuri (Antiga Bahia Sul)

Brazil · Biomass

214MW · 1992

Baguari

Brazil · Hydroelectric

141MW · 2009

Veracel

Brazil · Biomass

117MW · 2006

Paiol

Brazil · Hydroelectric

20MW · 2010

Colino 2

Brazil · Hydroelectric

16MW · 2008

Cachoeira da Lixa

Brazil · Hydroelectric

15MW · 2008

About this plant

Mucuri is a 19.1 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2013. It is one of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, contributing to a total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is the Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Mucuri 731 times smaller.

Ranked #312 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Mucuri’s 19.1 MW represents 0.01% of the country’s total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Mucuri 731 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km of Mucuri. The facility is located in the state of Bahia, approximately 750 km from Salvador.

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