Brazil

Salto Apiacás — 45 MW Hydroelectric

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Salto Apiacás is a 45 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
45 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2016

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-10.34, -56.98

Coordinates

Insights

#425
largest in %s
#3,296
largest %s worldwide
#14,641
largest worldwide
2016
%d yrs newer than avg
120
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
45 MW
Commissioned
2016
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-10.338, -56.982

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,784 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
302,746 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

823
cars / year
505
homes / year
172,015
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Salto Apiacás is a 45 MW hydroelectric plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2016.

Ranked #183 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 45 MW accounts for 0.02% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is the Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Salto Apiacás 311 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Cabeça de Boi (30 MW, Hydro) and Da Fazenda (27 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the Mato Grosso region, approximately 500 km from Cuiabá.

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