Itaipu HPP Complex English

Production

Partners

Itaipú Binacional

Launch

2023

Location

Itaipú, State of Paraná, Federative Republic of Brazil

Investment

N/A

Scale

Experimental

Electrolyzer Type

N/A

Electrolysis Capacity

N/A

Power Source

Hydropower and solar PV

Installed Supply Power

14 MW

Production Capacity

1 kg of H2/h

Project Description

Production of renewable hydrogen as a sustainability initiative form the hydropower Itaipú plant shared between Brazil and Paraguay, in the Itaipú Technologic Park.

Application

This project seeks to produce «synthetic crude», a substance used to produce fuels traditionally of fossil origin, like gasoline or diesel, but from sustainably produced hydrogen.

Last update: March 2025.