The Saldanha project consists of a small run-of-river hydroelectric project, located on the Saldanha River in the municipality of Alta Floresta d’Oeste, Rondônia state.
The small hydro power plant consists of 2 turbines with a 2.4MW capacity each, and has a total installed capacity to run at 4.8 MW.
For the local community the Saldanha project brings environmental sustainability, economic development, better working conditions and improved employment levels, whilst continually contributing to development of technological capacity since all technology, hand labour and technical maintenance will be provided domestically in Brazil.