Belo Monte Dam

The Belo Monte Dam is a hydroelectric dam complex on the northern part of the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil. After its completion, with the installation of its 18th turbine, in November 2019, the installed capacity of the dam complex is 11,233 megawatts, which makes it the second largest hydroelectric dam complex in Brazil and the fifth largest in the world …
The Belo Monte Dam is a hydroelectric dam complex on the northern part of the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil. After its completion, with the installation of its 18th turbine, in November 2019, the installed capacity of the dam complex is 11,233 megawatts, which makes it the second largest hydroelectric dam complex in Brazil and the fifth largest in the world by installed capacity, behind the Three Gorges Dam, Baihetan Dam and the Xiluodu Dam in China and the Brazilian-Paraguayan Itaipu Dam. Considering the oscillations of river flow, guaranteed minimum capacity generation from the Belo Monte Dam would measure 4,571 MW, 39% of its maximum capacity.
  • Type of dam: Composite
  • Impounds: Xingu River
  • Height: Belo Monte: 90 m (295 ft) · Pimental: 36 m (118 ft) · Bela Vista: 33 m (108 ft)
  • Length: Belo Monte: 3,545 m (11,631 ft) · Pimental: 6,248 m (20,499 ft) · Bela Vista: 351 m (1,152 ft)
  • Dam volume: Belo Monte and embankments: 25,356,000 m³ (895,438,689 cu ft) · Pimental: 4,768,000 m³ (168,380,331 cu ft) · Bela Vista: 239,500 m³ (8,457,863 cu ft)
  • Spillways: 2 (Pimental and Bela Vista Dams)
  • Spillway type: Pimental: 17 gates · Bela Vista: 4 gates

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