Brazil

Salto Corgão — 27 MW Hydroelectric

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Salto Corgão is a 27 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
27 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2005

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
-14.45, -59.49

Coordinates

Insights

#754
largest in Brazil
#3,994
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#17,383
largest worldwide
2005
21 yrs newer than avg
13
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
27 MW
Commissioned
2005
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-14.447, -59.486

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,271 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
181,647 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

494
cars / year
303
homes / year
103,209
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Salto Corgão is a 27 MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2005. It is located in the state of Mato Grosso. This facility accounts for 0.01% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW.

Ranked #243 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Salto Corgão’s 27 MW is a minor share of the country’s hydroelectric output. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Salto Corgão 518.5 times smaller.

The nearest plant is MAX-01 (Nova Lacerda) at 2.5 MW (Hydro). Salto Corgão is situated approximately 50 km from the city of Cáceres.

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