Alegre SHP

São João hydropower plant is located on the Ribeirão Alegre, a tributary of the Itapemirim river, in the southern region of the State of Espírito Santo in Brazil.

Ownership: 100 % owned by Statkraft Energias Renováveis, which is 81.3 % owned by Statkraft.

Production: 10.2 GWh

Power: 2.05 MW

The power plant has an installed capacity of 2.05 MW and utilises a total head of approximately 60 metres.

The powerhouse has one Francis turbines which receive water by a 274 metres long conduct, 1 metre in diameter.

The dam is a 1.7 metres high, gravity type and holds a reservoir of 0.094 hectares.