| Macagua Dam | |
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.jpg)  Location of Macagua Dam in Venezuela | |
| Official name | Hidroeléctrica Antonio José de Sucre |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Location | Ciudad Guayana in Bolívar State |
| Coordinates | 08°18′14″N 62°40′05″W / 8.30389°N 62.66806°W |
| Construction began | 1956 |
| Opening date | 1961 |
| Owner(s) | CVG Electrificación del Caroní, C.A. |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity/embankment |
| Impounds | Caroní River |
| Height | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Length | 3,537 m (11,604 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Macagua Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 363,000,000 m3 (294,289 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 47.4 km2 (18.3 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | Macagua I: 1961 Macagua II/III:1996 |
| Turbines | 20 Macagua I: 1x 79.5 MW (106,600 hp) Francis turbine, 5 x 64 MW (86,000 hp) Francis turbines Macagua II: 12 x 216 MW (290,000 hp) Francis turbines Macagua III: 2 x 88 MW (118,000 hp) Kaplan turbines |
| Installed capacity | 3,167.5 MW (4,247,700 hp) |
| Annual generation | 15,200 GWh (55,000 TJ) |
The Macagua Dam, officially known as Antonio José de Sucre, is an embankment dam with concrete gravity sections on the Caroní River in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar State, Venezuela. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Caroni and Orinoco Rivers, 81 km (50 mi) downstream of the Guri Dam and 22 kilometres (14 mi) downstream of the Caruachi Dam. The dam's main purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it was later named after Antonio José de Sucre.