| Machadinho Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Machadinho Dam in Brazil | |
| Official name | Machadinho Hydroelectric Power Plant |
| Location | Machadinho, Santa Catarina/Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 27°31′31″S 51°47′07″W / 27.52528°S 51.78528°W |
| Construction began | March 2, 1998 |
| Opening date | 2002 |
| Construction cost | $1.4 billion USD |
| Owner(s) | Machadinho Energetica |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Pelotas River |
| Height | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Length | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Spillway type | Service, controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 35,703 m3/s (1,260,800 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Itá Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 3,300×106 m3 (2,700,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 32,500 km2 (12,500 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2002 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 3 x 380 MW (510,000 hp) Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1,140 MW (1,530,000 hp) |
| Website Machadinho Energetica | |
The Machadinho Hydroelectric Power Plant is a dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Pelotas River near Machadinho on the border of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The power station has a 1,140 MW (1,530,000 hp) capacity and is supplied with water by a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam. It is owned and operated by Machadinho Energetica and produces the equivalent of 37% of the energy consumed in Santa Catarina.[1]
- ^ "Plant". Machadinho Energia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.