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Porto Franco — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
Duke Energy

Operator

Location
-11.81, -46.78

Coordinates

Insights

#523
largest in %s
#3,804
largest %s worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2009
%d yrs newer than avg
29
operated by %s
12
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
Duke Energy
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-11.814, -46.783

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,523 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
201,830 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

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

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

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Sykué I

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Isamu Ikeda

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29MW · 1982

Lagoa Grande

Brazil · Hydroelectric

26MW · 2008

Boa Sorte

Brazil · Hydroelectric

16MW · 2008

Agro Trafo

Brazil · Hydroelectric

15MW · 1992

About this plant

Porto Franco is a 30 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009. It operates under the Brazilian energy sector with a capacity of 30 MW. The plant is part of Brazil’s extensive hydro infrastructure.

Ranked #200 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Porto Franco contributes 0.02% to Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Porto Franco 466.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Lagoa Grande (25.6 MW, Hydro), Boa Sorte (16 MW, Hydro), and Agro Trafo (14.683 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Maranhão, approximately 350 km from São Luís.

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