Brazil

Salto Curuá — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2008

Year online

Owner
Eletrobras

Operator

Location
-8.77, -54.96

Coordinates

Insights

#523
largest in Brazil
#3,804
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2008
24 yrs newer than avg
63
operated by Eletrobras
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2008
Status
Operational
Owner
Eletrobras
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-8.774, -54.957

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,523 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
201,830 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

548
cars per year
336
homes per 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

Salto Curuá is a 30 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2008. It operates under local management and accounts for 0.02% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW across 720 plants.

Ranked #200 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Salto Curuá’s 30 MW is a minor share of the country’s hydroelectric generation. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Salto Curuá 466.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Salto Três de Maio (20 MW, Hydro) and Salto Buriti (10 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the state of Pará, approximately 150 km from the city of Santarém.

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