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Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam
Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam is the largest operational hydroelectric energy producer in the world, with an installed generation capacity of 14GW. The plant is operated by Itaipu Binacional and located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. Energy generated by...
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Itรก Hydroelectric Power Plant
The 1,450MW Itรก hydroelectric project was at the time of construction the largest public works project in Brazil. It was the largest of several initiatives to meet the country's increased power requirements, and helped to make hydro power an...
America
Guri Hydroelectric Power Plant
The Guri hydroelectric power plant is situated 100km upstream of the Caroni River in Necuima Canyon in Orinoco, Venezuela. The power plant has an installed capacity of 10,200MW and is the third largest power plant in the world. Venezuelan...
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Ethanol Power Plant
On 19 January 2010, Brazil's state-owned company Petrobras launched the world's first ethanol-fired power plant. Situated in the city of Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais, approximately 180km north of Rio de Janeiro,...
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Electrica Guacolda Power Plant
Electrica Guacolda is a coal-fired power plant located in the Isla Guacolda city of Huasco, approximately 700km north of Santiago. Constructed in the mid-1990s, the plant consists of three units with a fourth unit under construction, scheduled for delivery...
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Caruachi Hydroelectric Power Plant
All twelve turbine-generators have entered commercial service at the Caruachi hydroelectric plant, Venezuela. Units one and two came on line by July 2003. The twelfth unit opened in March 2006. The power plant is producing about...
America
Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant
The Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant is being built on the Xingu River in the Parรก state of Brazil. The project broke ground in March 2011 with the start of construction of the access roads. Upon...
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