Tucuruí hydroelectric plant

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Tucuruí hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Tucuruí) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Tucuruí, Região Geográfica Intermediária de Marabá, Pará, Brazil.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Tucuruí hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1984[1] 8535 MW[1] 12 x 350 MW; 2 x 25 MW; 11 x 375 MW[2][3][4] Conventional storage[5] Eletrobras Eletronorte[1][6] Eletrobras Eletronorte[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Tucuruí hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tucuruí, Região Geográfica Intermediária de Marabá, Pará, Brazil[1] Rio Tocantins[1] -3.8316, -49.6431 (exact)[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (April 4, 2023). "Matriz Elétrica Brasileira". Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106090701/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucuru%C3%AD_Dam. Archived from the original on 06 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812203201/https://waterpowermagazine.com/features/featuretaking-on-tucuru-/. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220625022440/https://www.hydroreview.com/world-regions/brazil-president-inaugurates-new-plant-at-8370-mw-tucurui/. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220625044957/https://www.drhima.poli.ufrj.br/images/documentos/tcc/2015/gisela-freitas-beranger-de-souza-2015.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220710051636/https://www.eletronorte.gov.br/geracao-de-energia/. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)