Brazil

Riachão (Antiga Santa Edwiges I) — 13 MW Hydroelectric

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Riachão (Antiga Santa Edwiges I) is a 13 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
13 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2006

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais

Operator

Location
-14.31, -46.22

Coordinates

Insights

#1,118
largest in %s
#5,089
largest %s worldwide
#22,045
largest worldwide
2006
%d yrs newer than avg
32
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
13 MW
Commissioned
2006
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-14.313, -46.215

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,127 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
90,151 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

245
cars / year
150
homes / year
51,222
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Riachão (Antiga Santa Edwiges I) is a 13.4 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2006. It operates within the country’s hydroelectric sector.

Ranked #368 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Riachão’s capacity represents 0.01% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Riachão 1,042 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Santa Edwiges II (13 MW, Hydro), Mambaí II (12 MW, Hydro), and Santa Edwiges III (11.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Minas Gerais, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.

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