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Power Stations In Brazil

Brazil has about 2360 power plants with a generating capacity of 147.58927133 gigawatts. Brazil is a country with a rapidly growing economy and a large population. Brazil has developed an extensive network of power stations that generate electricity from various sources to meet the energy demands of its industries and citizens. The Itaipu hydroelectric power station is located on the Paraná River, on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. This massive power station is the second-largest hydroelectric power plant in the world, generating around 103 million megawatt-hours of electricity annually.

StationPrimary fuelTotal capacity (MW)
TucuruíHydro8535
Itaipu (Parte Brasileira)Hydro7000
JirauHydro3750
Santo AntônioHydro3568
Ilha SolteiraHydro3444
Belo MonteHydro3327.45544
XingóHydro3162
Paulo Afonso IVHydro2462.4
ItumbiaraHydro2080.5
Teles PiresHydro1819.8
São SimãoHydro1710
Governador Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto (Foz do Areia)Hydro1676
Jupiá (Eng° Souza Dias)Hydro1551.2
Porto Primavera (Eng° Sérgio Motta)Hydro1540
Luiz Gonzaga (Itaparica)Hydro1479.6
ItáHydro1450
MarimbondoHydro1440
Salto SantiagoHydro1420
Água Vermelha (Antiga José Ermírio de Moraes)Hydro1396.2
Almirante Álvaro Alberto - Unidade II (Antiga Angra II)Nuclear1350
Serra da MesaHydro1275
Governador Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga (Segredo)Hydro1260
Governador José Richa (Salto Caxias)Hydro1240
FurnasHydro1216
EmborcaçãoHydro1192
MachadinhoHydro1140
EstreitoHydro1087
Salto OsórioHydro1078
Governador Leonel Brizola (Antiga TermoRio)Gas1058.3
SobradinhoHydro1050.3
Estreito (Luiz Carlos Barreto de Carvalho)Hydro1048
Luís Eduardo Magalhães (Lajeado)Hydro902.5
Henry BordenHydro889
Campos NovosHydro880
Norte FluminenseGas868.925
Foz do ChapecóHydro855
Três IrmãosHydro811.45
Paulo Afonso IIIHydro794.2
Barra GrandeHydro698.25
Cachoeira DouradaHydro658
Almirante Álvaro Alberto - Unidade I (Antiga Angra I)Nuclear640
UruguaianaGas639.9
Capivara (Escola de Engenharia Mackenzie)Hydro619
MauáOil552.564
TermopernambucoGas532.7557
Baixada FluminenseGas530
Cuiabá (Antga Mário Covas)Gas529.2
Taquaruçu (Escola Politécnica)Hydro525
Maranhão IIIGas518.8
Nova PonteHydro510
ItaúbaHydro500.4
Peixe AngicalHydro498.75
Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes (Antiga Peixoto)Hydro492.1
Do AtlânticoOil490
AraucáriaGas484.15
ItapebiHydro456
Cana BravaHydro450
Presidente Médici A BCoal446
Paulo Afonso IIHydro443
JaguaraHydro424
ChavantesHydro414
MirandaHydro408
Apolônio Sales (Antiga Moxotó)Hydro400
IrapéHydro399
Três MariasHydro396
Fernando Gasparian (Antiga Nova Piratininga)Gas386.08
Luiz Carlos Prestes (Antiga Três Lagoas)Gas385.819
Suape IIOil381.259
Volta GrandeHydro380
Nilo PeçanhaHydro378.42
Corumbá IHydro375.3
Barbosa Lima Sobrinho (Antiga Eletrobolt)Gas375.12
Santo Antônio do JariHydro373.4
Porto do Pecém IICoal365
Governador Jayme Canet Júnior - GJC (Antiga Mauá)Hydro363.138
Jorge Lacerda IVCoal363
Porto do Itaqui (Antiga Termomaranhão)Coal360.137
RosanaHydro354
Candiota IIICoal350
Termo Norte IIGas349.95
Nova Avanhandava (Rui Barbosa)Hydro347.4
CamaçariGas346.803
Maranhão IV (Antiga MC2 Joinville)Gas337.6
Maranhão V (Antiga MC2 João Neiva)Gas337.6
AimorésHydro330
Klabin CeluloseBiomass330
FortalezaGas326.601
Jesus Soares Pereira (Antiga Vale do Açú)Gas322.967
Porto ColômbiaHydro319.2
SimplícioHydro305.7
Promissão (Mário Lopes Leão)Hydro264
Jorge Lacerda IIICoal262
DardanelosHydro261
Governador Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza (Capivari/Cachoeira)Hydro260
Suzano MaranhãoBiomass254.84
Ferreira GomesHydro252
CMPC (Antiga Aracruz Unidade Guaíba)Biomass250.994
Euzébio Rocha (Antiga Cubatão - CCBS)Gas249.9
BalbinaHydro249.75
Sepé Tiaraju (Antiga Canoas)Gas248.5726