🚧 Jirau Dam

Brazil · Americas · 9.27°S, 64.65°W

The Jirau Dam is a rock-fill dam with an asphalt-concrete core, in the Madeira River in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The dam's hydroelectric power stations have 50 turbines each 75 MW resulting total installed capacity of 3,750 MW. The power plant's first unit was commissioned in September 2013, the 16th in November 2014, 24th in February 2015, the 41st in December 2015, and the last in December 2016. Most of the power is designed to be exported to south-eastern Brazil via the Rio Madeira HVDC system.

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Quick facts

Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	9.27°S, 64.65°W · view on map

Jirau Dam is located in Brazil, in Americas.

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