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Santa Edwiges III — 12 MW Hydroelectric

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Santa Edwiges III is a 12 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
12 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
CEMIG

Operator

Location
-14.37, -46.29

Coordinates

Insights

#1,163
largest in %s
#5,315
largest %s worldwide
#23,040
largest worldwide
2009
%d yrs newer than avg
40
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
12 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
CEMIG
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-14.372, -46.291

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
976 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
78,041 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

212
cars / year
130
homes / year
44,342
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Sykué I

Brazil · Biomass

30MW · 2010

São Domingos II

Brazil · Hydroelectric

24MW · 2009

Riachão (Antiga Santa Edwiges I)

Brazil · Hydroelectric

13MW · 2006

Santa Edwiges II

Brazil · Hydroelectric

13MW · 2006

Galheiros I

Brazil · Hydroelectric

12MW · 2012

Mambaí II

Brazil · Hydroelectric

12MW · 2008

About this plant

Santa Edwiges III is an 11.6 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009.

Ranked #383 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil. Its 11.6 MW represents 0.01% of Brazil’s 180,234 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Santa Edwiges III 1,206 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Riachão (Antiga Santa Edwiges I) (13.4 MW, Hydro) and Santa Edwiges II (13 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 400 km west of Brasília.

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