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At least one input in this analysis appears to be unrealistic. Internal Rates of Return should be between -5% and 25%. The IRR of this analysis is 45%. Check the units and currencies for errors.

Tucuruí Etapa I, Tucuruí, Pará., Brazil

River: Tocantins

Status: In Operation

marciooliveira - Aug 30th, 2011

32 thousand hectares flooded

4 hectares per MW

0 people displaced

0 people per MW

15 billion BRL
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)

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Results
Net Present Value15,311 million BRL
NPV including net greenhouse gas emissions15,291 million BRL
Internal Rate of Return45.3% (unrealistic)
Hectares flooded per MW4 hectares per MW
Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions180,670 thousand metric tonnes
Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW22,584 metric tonnes per MW
Hectares flooded per MW4 hectares per MW
People displaced per megawatt0 people per MW

Inputs and assumptions
People displaced0 people displaced
Area flooded32,000 hectares
Installed capacity 8,000 MW
Capacity used70%
Construction time9 years
Construction cost4,395,316 BRL
Transmission infrastructure cost1,580,894,530 BRL
Wholesale price of energy100 BRL
Economic discount rate9%

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