Eng Sérgio Motta Dam
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The Engineer Sérgio Motta Dam, formerly known as the Porto Primavera Dam, is an embankment dam on the Paraná River near Rosana in São Paulo, Brazil. It was constructed between 1980 and 1999 for hydroelectric power production, flood control and navigation. An estimated 11 million tropical trees were submerged.
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Engineer Sérgio Motta (Porto Primavera) Dam | |
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Official name | Sérgio Motta Hydroelectric Power Plant |
Location | Rosana, São Paulo, Brazil |
Coordinates | 22°28′31″S 52°57′30″W |
Construction began | 1980 |
Opening date | 1999 |
Construction cost | $9 billion USD |
Owner(s) | CESP |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, concrete portion |
Impounds | Paraná River |
Height | 22 m (72 ft) |
Length | 11,380 m (37,340 ft) |
Spillway type | Service, gate-controlled |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Sérgio Motta Reservoir |
Total capacity | 19.9 km3 (16,100,000 acre⋅ft)[1] |
Surface area | 2,250 km2 (870 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1999–2003 |
Type | Conventional |
Turbines | 14 x 110 MW (150,000 hp) Kaplan turbines |
Installed capacity | 1,540 MW (2,070,000 hp) |
Annual generation | 10.5 TWh (38 PJ)[2] |
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