| Governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam in Brazil | |
| Official name | Governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Hydroelectric Plant |
| Location | Foz do Areia, Paraná, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 26°00′34″S 51°40′00″W / 26.00944°S 51.66667°W |
| Construction began | 1976 |
| Opening date | 1980 |
| Owner(s) | Copel |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment; concrete face, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Iguazu River |
| Height | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Length | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
| Dam volume | 14,138,000 m3 (499,300,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Service, controlled chute |
| Spillway capacity | 11,000 m3/s (390,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 6,066,000 dam3 (4,918,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 167 km2 (64 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1980 |
| Turbines | 4 x 310 MW (420,000 hp) Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1,676 MW (2,248,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 4,002 GWh (14,410 TJ) |
The Governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Hydroelectric Plant, formerly known as Foz do Areia, is dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Iguazu River near Foz do Areia in Paraná, Brazil. It is the furthest dam upstream of the Iguazu Falls and was constructed between 1976 and 1980.[1][2] The power station has a 1,676 megawatts (2,248,000 hp) capacity and is supplied with water by a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam.
As their main power plant, it is owned and operated by Copel who renamed it after Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto, governor of Paraná between 1951 and 1955.[3]
- ^ "Paraná River Basin Study Area - Figure 1". The Scientific Electronic Library Online. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ Valente, Marcela (March 30, 2009). "Planned Dam Above Famous Falls Draws Fire". IPS. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "History in details". Copel. Retrieved 11 September 2010.