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Norway
Lars Petter Pettersen
Bitdalsdammen
São João hydropower plant
São João hydropower plant is located on the Castelo river in the state of Espírito Santo.
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2007Entered into operation
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25 MWInstalled capacity
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113.4 GWhAnnual production
The power plant has a total head of 263.5m and the powerhouse is equipped with two Francis turbines, which receive water through a 6,200m long tunnel with 4m in base and 4m in arch, in addition to a 750m long penstock with 1.7m in diameter. The concrete gravity dam is 18.6m high.
![São João hydropower plant](/globalassets/0/.com/1-about-statkraft/where-we-operate/brazil/brazil_sao-joao-hydropower-plant_1.jpg?width=675&height=450&quality=80)
Company | Ownership share |
Statkraft | 81.31% |
FUNCEF | 18.69% |