Project keyVCS-708Project descriptionThe project activity consists in electricity generation by renewable source (hydro), through the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPs) located in the Júlio de Castilhos and Salto Jacuí municipalities, both in Rio Grande do Sul state – south region of Brazil. The Engenheiro Ernesto Jorge Dreher SHP has an installed power of 17.95 MW and a new reservoir which in its higher water level occupies an area of 0.83 km2. The Engenheiro Henrique Kotzian SHP has an installed power of 13.230 MW and a new reservoir which in its higher water level occupies an area of 0.66 km2. The project activity purpose is to provide electric power to the National Interconnected System - SIN (from Portuguese – Sistema Interconectado Nacional), displacing the thermal generation from fossil fuels presents in the system with the generation of renewable sources of energy. 