Fonte: ANEEL
The installed capacity of small plants, called Small Hydropower Plans (SHP) increased almost three times between 2003 and 2010. In 2003, the power of these enterprises, each of which varies from 10 to 30 MW, totaled 1,151 MW, compared with 3,428.31 megawatts (MW) in 2010. The involvement of SHP in the energy matrix increased from 1.22% to 3.05% in the same period and the number of plants rose from 241 to 387 enterprises. Only in 2010, 32 small power plants came into operation, with total capacity of 470.67 MW.
| 2003 | 2010 |
| 241 plants | 387 plants |
| 1151 MW | 3428.31 MW |
| 1.22% of the Brazilian energy | 3.05% of the Brazilian energy |
