Reventazón Dam
| Reventazón Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Reventazón Dam in Costa Rica | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Location | Siquirres, Limón Province, |
| Coordinates | 10°3′56.05″N 83°34′48.79″W / 10.0655694°N 83.5802194°WCoordinates: 10°3′56.05″N 83°34′48.79″W / 10.0655694°N 83.5802194°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Construction began | 2009 |
| Opening date | 16 September 2016 |
| Owner(s) | Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Reventazón River |
| Height | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Length | 527 m (1,729 ft) |
| Dam volume | 9,000,000 m3 (12,000,000 cu yd) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 118,000,000 m3 (96,000 acre·ft) |
| Surface area | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Max. length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Power station | |
| Name | Reventazón Hydropower Plant |
| Coordinates | 10°4′59.82″N 83°33′40.95″W / 10.0832833°N 83.5613750°W |
| Commission date | 2016 |
| Type | Conventional, diversion |
| Turbines | 4 × 74 MW Francis-type[1] |
| Installed capacity | 305.5 MW |
The Reventazón Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Reventazón River about 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Siquirres in Limón Province, Costa Rica. It was inaugurated on 16 September 2016,[2] and its primary purpose is the production of hydroelectric power. The 1.4 billion USD project and largest power station in the country has an installed capacity of 305.5 MW and is expected to provide power for 525,000 homes.[3][4][5] Construction on the dam began in 2009. At a height of 130 metres (430 ft) and with a structural volume of 9,000,000 m3 (12,000,000 cu yd), it will be the largest dam in Central America.[6] To produce electricity, water from the reservoir is diverted about 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northeast where it reaches the power station along the Reventazón River.[7] Due to its environmental features, like offset habitats and migration corridors for jaguars and many other species, the project could be a model for other future hydroelectric power plants.[8]
See also
References
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- ↑ "View of the hydroelectric dam on the Reventazon River". Ezequiel Becerra. AFP. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Costa Rica's president inaugurates Central America's largest hydropower plant". China.org.cn. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Reventazón Hydropower Project". Inter-America Development Bank. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Reventazón - A new butterfly valve for the penstock of the largest hydropower project in Costa Rica". Andritz. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Arias, L. (19 December 2014). "Construction of Central America's biggest hydroelectric dam is nearly finished in Costa Rica". The Tico Times. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Project of the Month" (in Spanish). Pedregal. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Joerg Hartmann, David Harrison, Je Opperman, and Roger Gill (18 November 2013). The Next Frontier of Hydropower Sustainability: Planning at the System Scale (PDF) (Report). 16pp. Retrieved 17 September 2016.