237 MW capacity

Usina Hidrelétrica de Boa Esperança, Piauí, Brazil

River: Rio Parnaíba

Status: In Operation

9 thousand hectares flooded

37 hectares per MW

Shrub cover

418 million BRL
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)

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Analysis table

Results

Net Present Value:

418,047 thousand BRL

NPV including net greenhouse gas emissions:

408,157 thousand BRL

Internal Rate of Return:

25.0%

Hectares flooded per MW:

37 hectares per MW

Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions:

14,122 thousand metric tonnes

Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW:

59,511 metric tonnes per MW

People displaced per megawatt:

4 people per MW

Inputs and assumptions

Installed capacity :

237.3 MW

Capacity used:

70%

Area flooded:

8,750 hectares

Vegetation type:

Shrub cover

People displaced:

1,000 people displaced

Construction time:

6 years

Construction cost:

230,000,000 BRL

Transmission infrastructure cost:

60,000,000 BRL

Wholesale price of energy:

100 BRL

Economic discount rate:

12%

IgorPCV

30 August 2011 – 7:16pm

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fabio renault, guadalupe piauí, In Operation	View	237 MW	1,630 million BRL	60,000	37	4
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