Itaipu Binacional Company Profile

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Company Name	Itaipu Binacional
Website	https://www.itaipu.gov.br
Snippet	Itaipu e Furnas modernizam o Sistema Especial de Proteção de 765kV . 24 de Marco de 2021. Testagem para covid-19 no Hospital Municipal de Foz será mais rápida com a ajuda de Itaipu. 24 de Marco de 2021. Obra do escritório da Fibra, financiada por Itaipu, garante carteira assinada para 60 trabalhadores
Type	Conventional
Height	196 m (643 ft)
Length	7,919 m (25,981 ft)
Status	Operational
Country	ParaguayBrazil
Creates	Itaipu Reservoir
Impounds	Paraná River
Location	Hernandarias Foz do Iguaçu
Owner(s)	Government of Paraguay & Government of Brazil
Turbines	20 × 700 MW (940,000 hp) Francis-type
Dam volume	12,300,000 m3 (430,000,000 cu ft)
Coordinates	.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}25°24′29″S 54°35′20″W / 25.40806°S 54.58889°W / -25.40806; -54.58889Coordinates: 25°24′29″S 54°35′20″W / 25.40806°S 54.58889°W / -25.40806; -54.58889
Type of dam	Combination gravity, buttress and embankment sections
Opening date	5 May 1984
Surface area	1,350 km2 (520 sq mi)
Maximum width	12 km (7.5 mi)
Official name	Central Hidroeléctrica Itaipú BinacionalUsina Hidrelétrica Itaipu Binacional
Catchment area	1,350,000 km2 (520,000 sq mi)
Hydraulic head	118 m (387 ft)
Maximum length	170 km (110 mi)
Total capacity	29 km3 (24,000,000 acre⋅ft)
Capacity factor	73%
Annual generation	96.586 TWh (347.71 PJ) (2018)[1]
Construction cost	US$19.6 billion (equivalent to $48.2 billion today)
Spillway capacity	62,200 m3/s (2,200,000 cu ft/s)
Construction began	January 1971
Installed capacity	14 GW (19,000,000 hp)

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