Brazil

São Lourenço (Antiga Zé Fernando) — 29 MW Hydroelectric

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São Lourenço (Antiga Zé Fernando) is a 29 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
29 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-16.22, -54.93

Coordinates

Insights

#687
largest in Brazil
#3,914
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#17,078
largest worldwide
2009
25 yrs newer than avg
120
operated by Companhia Energética de…
17
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
29 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-16.217, -54.933

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,447 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
195,775 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

532
cars per year
326
homes per year
111,236
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

São Lourenço (Antiga Zé Fernando) is a 29.1 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009.

Ranked #226 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, it represents 0.02% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making São Lourenço 480 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Sete Quedas Alta (22 MW, Hydro) and Senador Jonas Pinheiro (Caeté) (6.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 600 km west of Brasília.

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