Brazil
power plants.
Brazil has 2,360 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 148 GW of tracked generating capacity. Its grid leans on hydro — 66.4% of tracked capacity (98 GW), with biomass a distant second at 8.7%. The largest single plant we track is Tucuruí (8,535 MW, online since 1984).
Brazil electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel, from our public-data catalog. Each fuel links to its global page.
Largest plants in Brazil
Frequently asked questions
Where does Brazil get its electricity?
Across the 2,360 plants in our catalog, Brazil's tracked capacity is led by hydro at 66.4% (98 GW), then biomass at 8.7% and natural gas at 7.6%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public datasets, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in Brazil?
The largest plant we track in Brazil is Tucuruí, a hydro facility with 8,535 MW of capacity (commissioned 1984). Open nrgmap to see it on the map with 2,359 other Brazil plants.
How many power plants does Brazil have?
Our catalog tracks 2,360 power plants in Brazil, totalling 148 GW. This is a large, representative subset built from sources like WRI, EIA and OpenStreetMap — the true national total, including the smallest installations, is higher.
Can I see Brazil's power grid on a map?
Yes — open nrgmap at app.nrgmap.com and search Brazil to fly to it. Every tracked plant is a marker sized by capacity and coloured by fuel, with the national fuel mix in the side panel.