architecture

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
work type form/concept
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]