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Salto do Rio Verdinho — 93 MW Hydroelectric

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Salto do Rio Verdinho is a 93 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
93 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-19.15, -50.77

Coordinates

Insights

#291
largest in %s
#2,399
largest %s worldwide
#10,614
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
120
operated by %s
17
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
93 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-19.146, -50.767

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,821 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
625,674 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,700
cars / year
1,043
homes / year
355,497
trees to offset

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

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3,444MW · 1973

São Simão

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Água Vermelha (Antiga José Ermírio de Moraes)

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Cachoeira Dourada

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About this plant

Salto do Rio Verdinho is a 93 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010.

Ranked #155 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 0.05% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Salto do Rio Verdinho 150 times smaller.

Nearby plants include São Simão (1710 MW, Hydro), Salto (116 MW, Hydro), and Barra dos Coqueiros (90 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Goiás, approximately 350 km from Brasília.

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