UHE São Luis, Itaituba, Brazil

River: Tapajós

Status: Proposed project

78 thousand hectares flooded

10 hectares per MW

Tropical rain forest

1,200 people displaced

0 people per MW

-2 billion BRL
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)

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Analysis table

Results

Net Present Value: 
-2,481 million BRL
NPV including net greenhouse gas emissions: 
-2,890 million BRL
Internal Rate of Return: 
10.6%
Hectares flooded per MW: 
10 hectares per MW
Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions: 
479,040 thousand metric tonnes
Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW: 
59,880 metric tonnes per MW
People displaced per megawatt: 
0 people per MW

Inputs and assumptions

Installed capacity : 
8,000 MW
Capacity used: 
55%
Area flooded: 
78,481 hectares
Vegetation type: 
Tropical rain forest
People displaced: 
1,200 people displaced
Construction time: 
5 years
Construction cost: 
20,000,000,000 BRL
Transmission infrastructure cost: 
3,000,000,000 BRL
Wholesale price of energy: 
100 BRL
Economic discount rate: 
9%
Pedro Bara
5 September 2011 – 4:56pm

Comments

Area inundada

Posted by Aja Heisler on 29 March 2012 – 9:51pm

Eu mudei a área inundada de 10.000 hectares para 78,481 hectares para ser uma análise mais acurada.

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