Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant
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]
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.
full/alternative names
Itaipu Dam
built
1975-1982
culture
work type by function
work type form/concept
material
structural engineer
Specifications
height
196.0 m
length
7,919.0 m
Geography
local language location name
Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil [Portuguese]
location:
Hernandarias [Spanish]
country:
Paraguay [Spanish]
Paraguái [Guarani]
