Power plants in Brazil
A directory of 2,572 power plants in Brazil with a combined installed capacity of 199,156 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.
Power mix by fuel (Brazil)
Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Brazil electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
The state of Brazil’s power emissions
Across the 72 Brazil power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 24.1 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Pampa Sul power station (coal), accounts for about 11% of that 72-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Âmbar Energia SA, Petróleo Brasileiro SA, Usina Termelétrica Pampa Sul SA — control roughly 52% of that 72-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a tropical Köppen climate zone.
Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)
Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)
CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.
Largest plants in Brazil
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Monte | Hydro | 11,233 |
| 2 | Tucuruí | Hydro | 8,535 |
| 3 | Itaipu (Parte Brasileira) | Hydro | 7,000 |
| 4 | Jirau | Hydro | 3,750 |
| 5 | Santo Antônio | Hydro | 3,568 |
| 6 | Ilha Solteira | Hydro | 3,444 |
| 7 | Xingó | Hydro | 3,162 |
| 8 | Porto de Sergipe power station | Gas | 2,909 |
| 9 | Power Maricá power station | Gas | 2,600 |
| 10 | Paulo Afonso IV | Hydro | 2,462 |
| 11 | Vila do Conde power station | Gas | 2,310 |
| 12 | Açu power station | Coal | 2,100 |
| 13 | Itumbiara | Hydro | 2,082 |
| 14 | Tupã power station | Gas | 2,040 |
| 15 | Teles Pires | Hydro | 1,820 |
| 16 | Verde Atlântico Energias power station | Gas | 1,768 |
| 17 | São Simão | Hydro | 1,710 |
| 18 | Imetame I power station | Gas | 1,683 |
| 19 | Governador Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto (Foz do Areia) | Hydro | 1,676 |
| 20 | GNA II power station | Gas | 1,672 |
Power plants in Brazil by region
Cite this
Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Brazil. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/brazil/
Frequently asked questions
How many power plants are in Brazil?
There are 2,525 current or operating power-plant records in Brazil in this open dataset, with about 199,156 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.
What is the largest power plant in Brazil?
Belo Monte is the largest at about 11,233 MW (hydro).
What fuels generate electricity in Brazil?
The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (700 plants), across 10 fuel types in total.
How clean is Brazil's electricity grid?
Brazil's grid carbon intensity is about 110 gCO₂/kWh, with 88.7% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).