Brazil

Saldanha — 5 MW Hydroelectric

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Saldanha is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2006

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
-11.99, -62.18

Coordinates

Insights

#1,383
largest in %s
#6,391
largest %s worldwide
#28,168
largest worldwide
2006
%d yrs newer than avg
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
2006
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-11.986, -62.177

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
444 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
35,522 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

97
cars / year
59
homes / year
20,183
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Saldanha is a 5.28 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2006.

Ranked #464 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Saldanha represents 0.0029% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Saldanha 2,648 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Rio Branco (7.14 MW, Hydro), Alta Floresta (5 MW, Hydro), and Monte Belo (4.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Mato Grosso, approximately 500 km northwest of Brasília.

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