Brazil

Sapezal — 16 MW Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric Renewable Verified

Sapezal is a 16 MW hydro power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
16 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2011

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
-13.27, -59.02

Coordinates

Insights

#1,042
largest in %s
#4,779
largest %s worldwide
#20,858
largest worldwide
2011
%d yrs newer than avg
13
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
16 MW
Commissioned
2011
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-13.266, -59.019

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,346 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
107,643 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

293
cars / year
179
homes / year
61,161
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Sapezal is a 16 MW hydro power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2011. It operates under an undisclosed management.

Ranked #336 of 720 hydro plants in Brazil, Sapezal’s 16 MW accounts for 0.01% of Brazil’s total hydro capacity of 180,234 MW. The largest hydro plant in Brazil is the Itaipu Dam at 14,000 MW, making Sapezal 875 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Telegráfica (30 MW, Hydro), Segredo (26.12 MW, Hydro), and Ilha Comprida (20.16 MW, Hydro). The plant is situated in Mato Grosso state, approximately 1,000 km northwest of Brasília.

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