11 thousand MW capacity

Belo Monte, Altamira, Brazil, Brazil

52 thousand hectares flooded

5 hectares per MW

Mix of crops & tropical rainforest (50/50)

-5 billion BRL
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)

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Analysis table

Net Present Value:

-4,762 million BRL

Hectares flooded per MW:

5 hectares per MW

Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions:

18,352 thousand metric tonnes

Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW:

1,639 metric tonnes per MW

People displaced per megawatt:

2 people per MW

Installed capacity :

11,200 MW

Capacity used:

40%

Area flooded:

51,600 hectares

Vegetation type:

Mix of crops & tropical rainforest (50/50)

People displaced:

20,000 people displaced

Construction time:

5 years

Construction cost:

19,000,000,000 BRL

Transmission infrastructure cost:

5,000,000,000 BRL

Wholesale price of energy:

83 BRL

Economic discount rate:

10%

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2 April 2010 – 5:06pm

Details	Links	Capacity (MW)	Net Present Value	CO₂ emissions (t/MW)	Inundated land (ha/MW)	Displaced people / MW
John Reid, Altamira, Brazil, Proposed project	View	11,000 MW	-3,364 million BRL	1,500	4.1	0.09
vijaylaxsmi, Amazonas, Brasil, Under construction	View	11,200 MW	3,282 million BRL	28,000	4.6	2
vijaylaxsmi, Amazonas, Brasil, Under construction	View	11,200 MW	-19,239 million BRL	14,000	4.6	2