About Braz Hydro
Braz Hydro is a Brazilian hydropower OEM serving equipment and modernization needs across Latin America.
Brazilian Hydropower Manufacturing
We are a Brazilian manufacturer of hydropower equipment, including turbine runners and components, built on a rigorous engineering school, genuine local production and a clear focus on modernizing Latin America's aging hydro fleet.
Quality Close to the Asset
Our culture combines quality, engineering rigor and practical field knowledge, with reliability guiding every design, manufacturing and service decision.
What We Build
Our Engineering Roles
Specialists connect hydraulic design, manufacturing and plant performance.
Hydraulic Design Engineer
Develops runner designs and performance improvements for site-specific hydraulic conditions.
Manufacturing and Metallurgy Lead
Coordinates materials, production quality and component durability from shop to site.
Field Service and Commissioning Engineer
Leads installation, inspections, commissioning and troubleshooting in the plant.
Asset Reliability and O&M Specialist
Translates operating data and maintenance needs into practical reliability plans.
Leadership
Braz Hydro is led by engineers and operators who have spent their careers turning complex industrial assets into reliable, high-performing systems. We pair deep hydropower engineering with modern data and reliability practices.
Andrei Kostenko, PhD
RoleFounder & Managing Director
Andrei founded Braz Hydro and leads its strategy, engineering culture and the Ursulita project-management platform. He holds a PhD and brings more than 14 years directing large-scale transformation programs across heavy industry - metals, mining and manufacturing - and international management consulting, leading multidisciplinary teams of up to 99 specialists. His focus is digital transformation, industrial IoT and advanced analytics: predictive maintenance, asset reliability, risk and compliance, and machine-learning systems that optimize energy and resource consumption. At Braz Hydro he applies that engineering-and-data mindset to hydropower, building modern operation, maintenance and lifecycle-management practices for operators across Latin America.
Capability matrix
We engineer, manufacture and support hydromechanical components throughout the unit lifecycle.
Hydraulic & mechanical engineering
Design and reverse engineering of runners and heavy components for Francis, Kaplan and Pelton units.
Manufacturing in Brazil
Local production, Mercosur origin and FINAME/BNDES eligibility where applicable.
Materials & metallurgy
Stainless and carbon steels, castings, forgings and weld overlay for hydraulic parts.
Quality & documentation
Traceability, dimensional control, NDT and delivery dossiers.
Field service & commissioning
Installation, alignment, commissioning and outage support across Latin America.
Logistics & lifecycle
Spare-parts planning, reverse engineering of legacy parts and long-term support.
Where We Work
Why Clients Choose Us
Company Details
- Company
- Braz Hydro
- Address
- 865, Gerhard Fezer St., 89506-090, Caçador/SC, Brazil