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José Richa Hydroelectric Plant
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The Governor José Richa Hydroelectric Plant, formerly known as Salto Caxias, is a dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Iguazu River near Caxias in Paraná, Brazil. It is the first dam upstream of the Iguazu Falls and was constructed between 1995 and 1999.[1][2] The power station has a 1,240-megawatt (1,660,000 hp) capacity and is supplied with water by a roller-compacted concrete gravity dam.
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Governor José Richa Dam | |
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![]() The dam in 2008 | |
Official name | Governador José Richa Hydroelectric Plant |
Location | Caxias, Paraná, Brazil |
Coordinates | 25°32′36″S 53°29′48″W |
Construction began | 1995 |
Opening date | 1999 |
Construction cost | $1 billion USD |
Owner(s) | Copel |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
Impounds | Iguazu River |
Height | 67 m (220 ft) |
Length | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
Spillway type | Service, controlled |
Spillway capacity | 50,000 m3/s (1,800,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Governor José Richa Reservoir |
Surface area | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1999 |
Type | Conventional |
Turbines | 4 x 310 MW (420,000 hp) Francis turbines |
Installed capacity | 1,240 MW (1,660,000 hp) |
Annual generation | 5,431 GWh (19,550 TJ) |
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It is owned and operated by Copel who renamed it after José Richa, governor of Paraná between 1983 and 1986.[3]