Santo Antônio

Project details

Project name: Santo Antônio

Project location: Madeira River, Rondônia, Brazil

Installed capacity: 3,568 MW

Project owner: Santo Antônio Energia

Commission date: 2016

Assessment details

Assessment tool: Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)

Assessment stage: Implementation

Assessment date: April - August 2014, with an on-site assessment on 23 April - 1 May 2014

Assessment overview

The project generally demonstrates very high standards in its sustainability management, a finding supported by the main socio-environmental regulator, IBAMA, which considers the project a good model for future hydropower developments in the Amazonian region.

The assessment demonstrates that for the clear majority of the Protocol topics, the PBA programmes, in combination with the dedicated management of SAE’s sustainability team and the sustainability-related staff of the EPC consortium, ensure that the Protocol criteria are met at the level of proven best practice.

The Santo Antônio project meets or exceeds basic good practice (a score of 3) for 18 of the 20 topics assessed. The project performs with one significant gap at the level of basic good practice (a score of 2), for two topics: I10 (Resettlement) and I-11 (Indigenous Peoples). (See diagram, below.)

Sustainability Profile