Jaguara Dam

Dam in Rifaina, Brazil

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Dam in Rifaina

20°01′25.73″S 47°26′01.41″W / 20.0238139°S 47.4337250°W / -20.0238139; -47.4337250PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began1966Opening date1971Owner(s)CEMIGDam and spillwaysImpoundsGrande RiverHeight40 m (130 ft)Length325 m (1,066 ft)Spillway typeGate-controlledReservoirTotal capacity470×10^⁶ m³ (380,000 acre⋅ft)Power StationCommission date1971Turbines4 x 106 MW (142,000 hp) Francis-type^[1]Installed capacity424 MW (569,000 hp)

The Jaguara Dam is an embankment dam on the Grande River about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Rifaina, Brazil. The dam is on the border of Conquista municipality in the state of Minas Gerais to the north and Rifaina municipality in the state of São Paulo to the south. It was constructed between 1966 and 1971 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. The power station at the dam has an installed capacity of 424 megawatts (569,000 hp) and is owned by CEMIG.^[2]

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References

^ "Jaguara Hydroelectric Power Station". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
^ "CEMIG Hydroelectric" (in Portuguese). CEMIG. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.