
Norway
                        Lars Petter Pettersen
                        Førrevassdammen
Esmeralda hydropower plant
Esmeralda hydropower plant is on the Bernardo José river in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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                        2006Entered into operation
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                        22 MWInstalled capacity
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                        107.5 GWhAnnual production
The power plant has a total head of 83.7m and the powerhouse is equipped with two Francis turbines, which receive water through a 1,222m long tunnel of 3m in diameter. The RCC dam is 11m high.

| Company | Ownership share | 
| Statkraft | 81.31% | 
| FUNCEF | 18.69% |