Brazil

Rio Branco — 7 MW Hydroelectric

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Rio Branco is a 7 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
7 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2004

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
-11.91, -62.18

Coordinates

Insights

#1,316
largest in Brazil
#6,022
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#26,573
largest worldwide
2004
20 yrs newer than avg
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
7 MW
Commissioned
2004
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-11.906, -62.181

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
600 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
48,036 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

131
cars / year
80
homes / year
27,293
trees to offset

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

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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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