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Brazil
3.2
GW
16
MT
Coal plants in
Brazil
Additional profit over 30 years
9.1
Bn. $
% Profitable
100
%
Annual CO2 emissions saved
16
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
7.2
Bn. $
Investment Potential
3
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.
Investment breakdown
7.2
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
9.1
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
4,897
M. $
Wind
1,815
M. $
Battery
492
M. $
Production costs
5.2
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
3.2
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy
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Region
CO2 emissions saved
Total W-S-B inv. need
% Profitable plants
Ceará
CO2 emissions saved
5.0
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
2.1
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Santa Catarina
CO2 emissions saved
4.9
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
2.7
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Rio Grande do Sul
CO2 emissions saved
3.2
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
1.2
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Maranhão
CO2 emissions saved
2.0
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.9
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Paraná
CO2 emissions saved
0.6
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.3
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
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CO2 emissions
Investment need
Profitable?
Porto do Pecém power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
MT/y
Investment need
2.1
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jorge Lacerda power station
CO2 emissions
4.9
MT/y
Investment need
2.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Presidente Médici Candiota power station
CO2 emissions
1.7
MT/y
Investment need
0.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Itaqui power station
CO2 emissions
1.6
MT/y
Investment need
0.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pampa Sul power station
CO2 emissions
1.5
MT/y
Investment need
0.5
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Barcarena Alunorte power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
MT/y
Investment need
0.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
São Luis Alumar power station
CO2 emissions
0.4
MT/y
Investment need
0.2
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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