Belo Monte o, Altamira, Brazil, Brazil

River: altamira

Status: Proposed project

52 thousand hectares flooded

5 hectares per MW

Mix of crops & tropical rainforest (50/50)

20 thousand people displaced

2 people per MW

3 billion BRL
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)

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Analysis table

Results

Net Present Value: 
3,197 million BRL
NPV including net greenhouse gas emissions: 
3,249 million BRL
Internal Rate of Return: 
11.3%
Hectares flooded per MW: 
5 hectares per MW
Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions: 
149,410 thousand metric tonnes
Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW: 
13,340 metric tonnes per MW
People displaced per megawatt: 
2 people per MW

Inputs and assumptions

Installed capacity : 
11,200 MW
Capacity used: 
60%
Area flooded: 
51,600 hectares
Vegetation type: 
Mix of crops & tropical rainforest (50/50)
People displaced: 
20,000 people displaced
Construction time: 
8 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%
o_zamora
14 September 2011 – 3:54pm

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