Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant
The Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant is a dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Uruguay River near Itá on the border of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The power station has a 1,450-megawatt (1,940,000 hp) capacity and is supplied with water by a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam. It is owned and operated by Tractebel Energia and produces the equivalent of 60% of the energy consumed in Santa Catarina.
| Itá Dam | |
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Itá Dam in 2007 | |
Location of Itá Dam in Brazil | |
| Official name | Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant |
| Location | Itá, Santa Catarina/Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 27°16′38″S 52°23′00″W |
| Construction began | 1980 |
| Opening date | 2000 |
| Construction cost | $1.4 billion USD |
| Owner(s) | Tractebel Energia |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Uruguay River |
| Height | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Length | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Spillway type | Service, controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 49,940 m3/s (1,764,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Itá Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 5,100,000,000 m3 (4,100,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 45,800 km2 (17,700 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 141 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2000-2001 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 5 x Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1,450 MW (1,940,000 hp) |
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