Porto Estrela is an 112MW hydro power project. It is located on Santo Antonio river/basin in Minas Gerais, Brazil. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1999 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2001. Buy the profile here.

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Description

Alianca Geracao de Energia and Companhia de Tecidos Norte de Minas are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 66.66% and 33.33% respectively.

Porto Estrela is a reservoir based project.

The project has 2 electric generators installed at the site. The generator capacity is 62 MVA.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 1999 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2001.

Contractors involved

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of kaplan turbines, each with 56MW nameplate capacity.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.