Rio Branco is a 7 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Commissioned
- 2004
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- —
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- -11.906, -62.181
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
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About this plant
Rio Branco is a hydro power plant in Brazil with a capacity of 7.14 MW, commissioned in 2004. It is part of Brazil’s extensive hydroelectric network.
Ranked #436 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Rio Branco accounts for a mere 0.004% of the total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Rio Branco 1,961.5 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Saldanha (5.28 MW, Hydro), Alta Floresta (5 MW, Hydro), and Monte Belo (4.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the northern region of Brazil, approximately 100 km from Porto Velho.
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