| Caruachi Dam | |
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.jpg)  Location of Caruachi Dam in Venezuela | |
| Location | Bolívar, Venezuela |
| Coordinates | 08°09′36″N 62°47′55″W / 8.16000°N 62.79861°W |
| Construction began | 1998 |
| Opening date | 31 March 2006 |
| Construction cost | US$ 2.1 billion |
| Owner(s) | CVG Electrification del Caroni CA |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam/embankment |
| Impounds | Caroni River |
| Height | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Length | 5,728 m (18,793 ft)[1] |
| Dam volume | 11,000,000 m3 (390,000,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Service, gate-controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 30,000 m3/s (1,100,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Caruachi Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 3,520,000,000 m3 (2,850,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 238 km2 (92 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2003-2010 |
| Turbines | 12 × 180 MW (240,000 hp) Kaplan-type[2] |
| Installed capacity | 2,160 MW (2,900,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 12,000 GWh (43,000 TJ) |
The Caruachi Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Caroní River in Bolivar state, Venezuela. It supports a hydroelectric power facility with a 2,160 megawatts (2,900,000 hp) capacity. It is about 59 kilometres (37 mi) downstream from the Guri Dam belonging to the Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar, and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from where the Caroni and Orinoco rivers meet at Ciudad Guayana.[3]
- ^ "Dams - Caruachi". Covenpre VENCOLD. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
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