| Jorge Cepernic Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jorge Cepernic Dam in Argentina | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Location | Puerto Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Province |
| Coordinates | 50°11′31.76″S 70°7′14.64″W / 50.1921556°S 70.1207333°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | July 2015 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Santa Cruz River |
| Height | 43.5 m (143 ft) |
| Length | 2,900 m (9,500 ft) |
| Dam volume | 6,900,000 m3 (9,000,000 cu yd) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 2,720,000,000 m3 (2,210,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 198 km2 (76 sq mi) |
| Hydraulic head | 34.65 m (113.7 ft) |
| Turbines | 5 x 120 MW Kaplan-type |
| Installed capacity | 600 MW |
| Annual generation | 1,866 GWh (estimate) |
The Jorge Cepernic Dam, formerly known as La Barrancosa Dam, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam being built on the Santa Cruz River about 115 km (71 mi) west of Puerto Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It was renamed after the former governor of Santa Cruz Jorge Cepernic. A consortium led by China's Gezhouba Group was awarded the contract to build the Jorge Cepernic Dam and the Néstor Kirchner Dam upstream in August 2013. The consortium will also fund the construction. Both dams are expected to cost nearly US$4.8 billion.[1] The dam is being built by Eling Ingeniería, the successor of Electroingeniería of Osvaldo Acosta and Gerardo Ferreyra.[2] The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power station will have an installed capacity of 600 MW.[3]
In July 2015 machines arrived in Santa Cruz for the construction of the dams.[4]
In December 2023 construction was stopped awaiting funding from China.[5]
- ^ "China will build and finance two dams in Patagonia equivalent to 10% of Argentine power demand". 22 August 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ Represas Kirchner y Cepernic | La última gran joya de los reyes de la obra pública (in Spanish)
- ^ "Hydroelectric Projects in the Santa Cruz River" (PDF). Water and Energy National and Regional Integration. Government of Argentina. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ Ministerio de Planificación - Arribaron máquinas para las Represas Kirchner-Cepernic [web.archive.org]
- ^ Diamante, Sofía (7 February 2024). "La construcción de las represas de Santa Cruz está frenada desde diciembre a la espera del financiamiento de China". LA NACION. Retrieved 8 February 2024.