Brazil

Sacre 2 — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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Sacre 2 is a 30 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2006

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-13.02, -58.19

Coordinates

Insights

#523
largest in %s
#3,804
largest %s worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2006
%d yrs newer than avg
120
operated by %s
14
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2006
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-13.019, -58.186

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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About this plant

Sacre 2 is a 30 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2006. It is operated within the country’s extensive hydroelectric network. This facility contributes 0.02% to Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW.

Ranked #200 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Sacre 2’s 30 MW represents a small fraction of the national total. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is the Itaipu Dam, which has a capacity of 14,000 MW, making Sacre 2 466.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Córrego Santa Cruz (1 MW, Hydro). Sacre 2 is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 1,200 km northwest of Brasília.

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