Brazil

Paiol — 20 MW Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric Renewable Verified

Paiol is a 20 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
-18.60, -41.85

Coordinates

Insights

#934
largest in %s
#4,424
largest %s worldwide
#19,003
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
15
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-18.599, -41.848

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,682 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
134,554 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

366
cars / year
224
homes / year
76,451
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Paiol is a 20 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010. It is part of Brazil’s extensive hydroelectric infrastructure.

Ranked #301 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Paiol’s 20 MW represents 0.01% 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 Paiol 700 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Baguari (140.544 MW, Hydro) and Laticinios Bela Vista – Governador Valadares (2.24 MW, Oil). Paiol is located in Minas Gerais, approximately 250 km from Belo Horizonte.

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