Architecture

Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, west elevation

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
Hernandarias, Alto Paraná, Paraguay

Central hidroeléctrica de Itaipú [Spanish]
Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu [Portuguese]
Itaipu Binacional
Represa de Itaipú [Spanish]
Barragem de Itaipu [Portuguese]
Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, west elevation

Architecture

The Itaipu Dam, with an installed capacity of 14 GW, was the largest hydropower plant in the world for 21 years until the Three Gorges Dam in China was completed in 2003.

Architecture: Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant

full/alternative names
Itaipu Dam
built
1975-1982
culture
Paraguayan, Brazilian
work type by function
hydroelectric power plant, hydroelectric dam, embankment dam
work type form/concept
buttress dam, gravity dam
material
reinforced concrete, rock-fill
structural engineer
ELC Electroconsult

Specifications

Specifications: Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant

height
196.0 m
length
7,919.0 m

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Brazil » Paraná » Foz do Iguaçu » Region Vila C » Bairro Itaipu Binacional
America » Latin America » South America » Paraguay » Alto Paraná » Hernandarias
local language location name
Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil [Portuguese]
location:
Hernandarias [Spanish]
country:
Paraguay [Spanish]
Paraguái [Guarani]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,436 × 3,264  pixel
46.0 × 27.6 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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