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Água Vermelha hydroelectric plant
The Água Vermelha hydroelectric plant, officially Usina Hidrelétrica Senador José Ermírio de Moraes, stands on the Grande River between São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil, generating 1,396 MW from six Francis turbines.
Apolônio Sales hydroelectric plant
The Apolônio Sales hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Apolônio Sales), formerly Moxotó, is a 400 MW hydroelectric plant on the São Francisco River in Alagoas, Brazil, opened in 1977.
Dona Francisca Hydroelectric Power Plant
The Dona Francisca Hydroelectric Power Plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Dona Francisca) is a 125 MW hydroelectric plant on the Jacuí River in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Emborcação hydroelectric plant
The Emborcação hydroelectric plant, officially Usina Hidrelétrica Theodomiro Carneiro Santiago, is a 1,192 MW dam on the Paranaíba River in Minas Gerais, Brazil, operated by Cemig since 1982.
Furnas Dam
Furnas Dam, or Usina Hidrelétrica de Furnas, is a hydroelectric dam on the Grande River in Minas Gerais, Brazil, begun in 1958 and generating 1,216 MW from eight units.
Governador Bento Munhoz Da Rocha Netto hydroelectric plant
The Governador Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto hydroelectric plant, usually called Foz do Areia, is a 1,676 MW hydroelectric dam on the Iguaçu River in Paraná, Brazil, operated by Copel since 1980.
Governador José Richa hydroelectric plant
The Governador José Richa hydroelectric plant, formerly Salto Caxias, is a 1,240 MW dam and hydropower station on the Iguaçu River in Paraná, southern Brazil, completed in 1999.
Governador Ney Aminthas De Barros Braga hydroelectric plant
The Governador Ney Aminthas De Barros Braga hydroelectric plant, usually called Segredo, is a 1,260 MW dam on the Iguaçu River in Paraná, Brazil, inaugurated in 1992.
Ilha Solteira hydroelectric plant
Ilha Solteira hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Ilha Solteira) is a Brazilian plant on the Paraná River with 3,444 MW from 20 Francis turbines, operating since 1973.
Itá hydroelectric plant
The Itá hydroelectric plant (Portuguese: Usina Hidrelétrica Itá, UHE Itá) is a 1,450 MW run-of-river power station on the Uruguay River between Aratiba and Itá, Brazil, operating since 2000.
Itumbiara hydroelectric plant
The Itumbiara hydroelectric plant (UHE Itumbiara) is a 2,082 MW Brazilian hydroelectric dam on the Paranaíba River between Itumbiara, Goiás, and Araporã, Minas Gerais, operated by Furnas since 1980.
Jirau hydroelectric plant
Jirau hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica de Jirau) is a 3,750 MW run-of-river power station on the Madeira River in Rondônia, Brazil, about 120 km from Porto Velho.
Jupiá hydroelectric plant
The Jupiá hydroelectric plant, officially Usina Hidrelétrica Engenheiro Souza Dias, is a hydroelectric plant on the Paraná River in Brazil, operating since 1969 with 1,551 MW of installed capacity.
Luís Eduardo Magalhães hydroelectric plant
The Luís Eduardo Magalhães hydroelectric plant, known as UHE Lajeado, is a 902.5 MW dam on the Tocantins River in Tocantins, Brazil, built between 1998 and 2002.
Luiz Gonzaga hydroelectric plant
The Luiz Gonzaga hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Luiz Gonzaga), long known as Itaparica, is a 1,479.6 MW dam on the São Francisco River between Bahia and Pernambuco.
Marechal Mascarenhas De Moraes hydroelectric plant
The Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes hydroelectric plant (Peixoto plant) is a Brazilian hydroelectric station on the rio Grande in Minas Gerais that was the first large-scale power plant built there.
Marimbondo hydroelectric plant
The Marimbondo hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica de Marimbondo) is a 1,440 MW dam on the Grande River between Minas Gerais and São Paulo, Brazil, operated by Furnas since 1975.
Paulo Afonso IV hydroelectric plant
Paulo Afonso IV is a 2,462 MW hydroelectric plant on the São Francisco River at Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil, the largest plant of the Paulo Afonso Complex.
Peixe Angical Hydroelectric Plant
Peixe Angical Hydroelectric Plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Peixe Angical) is a hydroelectric power station on the Tocantins River in Brazil, operating since 2006 with 498.75 MW installed capacity.
Porto Primavera hydroelectric plant
The Porto Primavera hydroelectric plant, formally the Engenheiro Sérgio Motta plant, is a 1,540 MW run-of-river station on the Paraná River at Rosana, São Paulo, with Brazil's longest dam.
Salto Santiago hydroelectric plant
Salto Santiago hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Salto Santiago) is a 1,420 MW dam on the middle Iguaçu River in Paraná, Brazil, opened in 1980 and operated by Engie Brasil.
Santo Antônio hydroelectric plant (Rondônia)
Santo Antônio hydroelectric plant (Portuguese: Usina Hidrelétrica Santo Antônio) is a run-of-river power station on the Madeira River in Rondônia, Brazil, with 3,568.3 MW across 50 bulb turbines, completed in 2017.
São Simão hydroelectric plant
The São Simão hydroelectric plant (UHE São Simão) is a 1,710 MW dam on the Paranaíba River between Minas Gerais and Goiás, Brazil, built by CEMIG from 1973 to 1978.
Serra da Mesa hydroelectric plant
The Serra da Mesa hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica de Serra da Mesa) is a 1,275 MW station on the Tocantins River in Goiás, Brazil, operating since 1998.
Teles Pires hydroelectric plant
The Teles Pires hydroelectric plant (Portuguese: UHE Teles Pires) is a 1,820 MW run-of-river dam on the Teles Pires River in the Brazilian Amazon, in commercial operation since 2015.
Tucuruí Dam
The Tucuruí Dam (Usina Hidrelétrica de Tucuruí) is a hydroelectric dam on the Tocantins River in Pará, Brazil, inaugurated in 1984 with an installed capacity of 8,535 MW.
Xingó hydroelectric plant
The Xingó hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica de Xingó) is a 3,162 MW run-of-river hydroelectric power station on the São Francisco River, on the border of Alagoas and Sergipe, Brazil.