Hydroelectric power station Zhirau ( port. UHE Jirau ) is a large low-pressure riverbed hydropower plant in the state of Rondonia, Brazil with an installed capacity of 3.75 GW , located on the tributary of the Amazon River Madeira 80 km upstream from the city of Porto Velho and 85 km from the border with Bolivia [3] .
| Hydroelectric power station Zhirau | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Brazil |
| River | Madeira |
| Cascade | Hydroelectric Cascade in Madeira |
| Owner | Eletronorte |
| Status | acting |
| Year of commencement of construction | 2008 |
| Years of input units | 2013—2016 [1] |
| Main characteristics | |
| Annual electricity production, mln kWh | 19 142 [2] |
| Kind of power plant | dam |
| Design head , m | 15,2 |
| Electric power, MW | 3 750 MW |
| Equipment specifications | |
| Type of turbines | horizontal Kaplan |
| Number and brand of turbines | 50 × ???? |
| Flow through turbines, m³ / s | 550 |
| Power of generators, MW | 50 × 75 MW |
| Main facilities | |
| Dam type | stone filling |
| Dam height, m | 63 |
| Dam length, m | 1500 |
| Gateway | no, provided by the project |
| On the map | |
Basic Information
The hydroelectric power station is a low-pressure riverbed waterworks, due to the limited ability to regulate the flow, the waterworks is designed to generate electricity, improve the conditions of navigation on the site of the reservoir. Together with the Santo Antonio hydropower plant, it forms the cascade of hydropower plants under construction in Madeira , which, after completion, will have to be located in two countries, in Brazil and Bolivia .
The hydropower plant is located in the river gauge with an average annual flow rate of 17,686 m³ / s, the guaranteed installed capacity according to the project is 2,185 MW , which corresponds to an average annual output of 19.142 billion kWh or KIUM station 58.3% [2] [4] .
The total cost of the two projects of the Santo Antoniu and Girau hydropower plants is USD 15.6 billion, of which 5 billion are expenses for the construction of ship passing facilities and infrastructure development [3] .
The reservoir area is 258 km 2 .
See also
- The largest hydropower plants in the world
- Madeira (river)
Notes
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 1 2 Viewpoint - Brazil's Madeira River Dams: A Setback for Environmental Policy in Amazonian Development ( Alternate ) Water Alternatives, Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 256-269
- ↑ 1 2 Brazil to Build $ 15.6 Billion in Dams in Amazon Region WaterWorld
- ↑ Usina Hidrelétrica Jirau atinge energia assegurada total (port) Sind energia, 07/31/2015