The following is a list of hydroelectric power stations in Brazil with a nameplate capacity of at least 100 MW.
According to the Associação Brasileira de Distribuidores de Energia Elétrica (ABRADEE) there are 201 hydroelectric power stations in Brazil with a nameplate capacity of more than 30 MW; the total capacity of these power stations in 2015 was 84,703 MW. There are an additional 476 hydroelectric power stations with a nameplate capacity between 1 and 30 MW and 496 micro hydroelectric power stations with a nameplate capacity of less than 1 MW.[1]
The Tucuruí Dam
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Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW ) Status
Água Vermelha Dam Iturama , MG 19°56′59″S 49°53′54″W 1,396 Operational No [2]
Balbina Dam Presidente Figueiredo, AM 01°55′02″S 59°28′25″W 250 Operational No
Barra Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant Celso Ramos, SC 27°46′36″S 51°11′23″W 708 Operational No
Belo Monte Dam Xingu River, PA 03°17′00″S 52°12′00″W 11,233 Operational [3]
Bento Munhoz Hydroelectric Plant Foz do Areia, PR 26°00′34″S 51°40′00″W 1,676 Operational No
Bernard Mascarenhas Power Plant Três Marias , MG 18°12′51″S 45°15′46″W 387 Operational No
Billings Dam São Paulo, SP 23°47′13″S 46°35′02″W 889 Operational No
Boa Esperança Hydroelectric Power Plant Guadalupe, PI 06°45′00″S 43°44′00″W 237 Operational
Campos Novos Dam Celso Ramos, SC 27°36′15″S 51°19′35″W 880 Operational
Capivara Dam Porecatu , PR 22°39′36″S 51°21′28″W 619 Operational
Chacorão Dam Amazonas , Pará 6°29′52″S 58°19′25″W 3,336 Planned
Colider Dam Colider, MT 11°6′19″S 55°27′58″W 307 Operational [4]
Dona Francisca Hydroelectric Plant Rio Grande do Sul 29.4478°S 53.2847°W / -29.4478; -53.2847 250 Operational
Emborcação Hydroelectric Power Plant Araguari , MG 18°34′33″S 47°52′37″W 1,192 Operational No [5]
Engineer Souza Dias Hydroelectric Power Station Três Lagoas , SP 26°27′00″S 52°40′00″W 1,424 Operational No
Estreito Hydroelectric Power Plant Estreito , MA 06°35′22″S 47°27′53″W 1,087 Operational No
Furnas Dam MG 20°40′11″S 46°19′05″W 1,240 Operational No
Ney Braga Hydroelectric Plant Segredo, PR 25°47′35″S 52°6′47″W 1,260 Operational No
José Richa Hydroelectric Plant Salto Caxias, PR 25°32′36″S 53°29′48″W 1,240 Operational No
Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant Itá , SC 27°16′38″S 52°23′00″W 1,450 Operational No
Itaipu Dam Foz do Iguaçu , PR 25°24′30″S 54°35′21″W 14,000 Operational No
Itumbiara Hydroelectric Power Plant Itumbiara , GO 18°25′00″S 49°13′00″W 2,082 Operational No
Ilha Solteira Dam Ilha Solteira , SP 20°22′58″S 51°21′44″W 3,444 Operational No
Jaguara Dam Rifaina , SP 20°01′25″S 47°26′01″W 424 Operational No
Jatobá Hydroelectric Power Plant Itaituba , PA5°11′21″S 56°54′51″W 2,338 Planned
Jirau Power Station Porto Velho , RO 9°15′0″S 64°24′0″W 3,750 Operational
Juscelino Kubitschek Power Plant (Irapé Dam)Berilo /Grão Mogol , MG 16°44′15″S 42°34′30″W 360 Operational
Luiz Carlos Barreto de Carvalho Hydroelectric Power Plant [6] Pedregulho , SP 20°9′10″S 47°16′51″W 1,050 Operational No
Luiz Gonzaga Power Station Petrolândia , PE 9°8′38″S 38°18′48″W 1,479 Operational No
Machadinho Hydroelectric Power Plant Machadinho , RS 27°31′31″S 51°47′07″W 1,140 Operational No
Marimbondo Hydroelectric Power Plant Fronteira , MG 20°46′28″S 49°21′20″W 1,440 Operational No
Miranda Dam Uberlandia , MG 18°54′46″S 48°02′23″W 408 Operational No
Nova Avanhandava Dam Buritama , SP 21°07′06″S 50°12′04″W 347.4 Operational No
Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex Paulo Afonso , BA 9°23′49″S 38°12′08″W 4,279 (5 total) Operational No
Mascarenhas de Moraes Hydroelectric Plant Delfinópolis , MG 20°17′05″S 47°03′49″W 476 Operational
Porto Primavera Dam Rosana , SP 15°34′45″S 56°05′49″W 1,540 Operational No
Salto Santiago Hydroelectric Power Plant Osório , PR 25°37′04″S 52°36′48″W 1,420 Operational No
Salto Osório Hydroelectric Power Plant Osório , PR 25°32′06″S 53°00′33″W 1,078 Operational No
Santo Antonio Dam Porto Velho , RO 8°48′6″S 63°57′3″W 3,580 Operational
São Simão Hydroelectric Power Plant São Simão , GO 18°59′03″S 50°31′08″W 1,710 Operational No
Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Station Minaçu , GO 24°58′23″S 53°28′19″W 1,275 Operational No [7]
Simplício Hydroelectric Complex (Anta Dam)RJ 22°2′3″S 43°0′3″W 333.7 Operational
Sobradinho Dam Sobradinho , BA 9°25′57″S 40°49′41″W 1,050 Operational No
Teles Pires Dam Paranaíta , MT 9°20′26″S 56°46′37″W 1,820 Operational No
Três Irmãos Dam Pereira Barreto , SP 20°39′56″S 51°18′05″W 807.5 Operational
Tucuruí Dam Tucuruí , PA 03°49′54″S 49°38′48″W 8,370 Operational No
Volta Grande Dam Água Comprida , MG 20°01′56″S 48°13′17″W 380 Operational No
Xingó Hydroelectrical Power Plant Piranhas , AL 9°37′14″S 37°47′34″W 3,162 Operational
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