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    The Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam is the second largest operational dam in the world by installed capacity. Located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay, it was built on the Parana River starting in 1971 at a cost of $19.6 billion. With 20 generating units and a capacity of 14GW, it provides the majority of electricity to both Brazil and Paraguay. In addition to power generation, the dam has brought economic development to the region and supports social and environmental programs that benefit local communities.

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    The Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam is the second largest operational dam in the world by installed capacity. Located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay, it was built on the Parana River starting in 1971 at a cost of $19.6 billion. With 20 generating units and a capacity of 14GW, it provides the majority of electricity to both Brazil and Paraguay. In addition to power generation, the dam has brought economic development to the region and supports social and environmental programs that benefit local communities.

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    The Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam is the second largest operational dam in the world by installed capacity. Located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay, it was built on the Parana River starting in 1971 at a cost of $19.6 billion. With 20 generating units and a capacity of 14GW, it provides the majority of electricity to both Brazil and Paraguay. In addition to power generation, the dam has brought economic development to the region and supports social and environmental programs that benefit local communities.

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    Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam

    By Ibrahim Qureshi
    What is the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam

     Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam is the world’s second-largest operational


    hydroelectric power plant in terms of installed power. With an installed
    generation capacity of 14GW, the plant is operated by Itaipu Binacional and
    located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. Energy generated by
    Itaipu helps to meet the demands of the two countries. Approximately 90% of
    the energy generated by the plant is used by Brazil.

     The Itaipu dam and the hydroelectric plant are on the Paraná River. The
    construction of the dam began in February 1971 and cost $19.6bn. The first
    unit began generating power in May 1984 and the second generating unit
    started operating the same year. Itaipu has 20 generating units, each with a
    capacity of 700MW.
    What is the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam

     The dam’s reservoir, which covers an area of 1,350km², is the seventh-largest


    reservoir in Brazil with the best coefficient of water utilisation of
    10.4MW/km². Itaipu generated 79.44 million MWh of energy in 2019, while
    plant achieved a milestone in 2016 by setting a new world record for annual
    power generation with a production of 103.1 million MWh.
    why was the itaipu hydroelectric dam
    built on the parana river
     Panara river is the Second longest river in the world so there was a lot of
    water flow where the dam was to be built.
     The Parana Rivers drainage basin, with an area of about 1,081,000 square
    miles (2,800,000 square km)
     The area where the dam was built was not very populated but was very large
    so there was plenty of space to build the dam.
     The water force was twice more than the Niagara falls as the Guaira Falls was
    located on the river.
    itaipu hydroelectric dams benefits

     The dam is a major source of electricity for both countries, particularly Paraguay,
    for which the dam is a structural element of the country’s economy. Around 10% of
    the public revenues of the country are derived from ‘royalties’ (compensation
    payments) related to two binational hydroelectric facilities – the Itaipu and Yacyretá
    Hydroelectric Dams.
     For Brazil, the dam is a source of energy obtained at stable prices. In both countries,
    it has contributed to the development of a whole region around the reservoir.
     The Government of Brazil uses parts of the proceeds from the sales of generated
    hydroelectric power in social and environmental protection measures for local
    communities and habitats within and surrounding the dam reservoir, as prescribed by
    the Brazilian Constitution of 1988 and related legislation. The allocation key provides
    that the areas most impacted by the dam receive the largest share of the revenues.
     Since 2003, Itaipu Binacional has been conducting social and environmental
    protection activities, as mandated by the Brazilian and Paraguayan
    Governments in 2005. These activities are diverse and mostly aimed at
    educating the local population to live with the dam, benefiting both the local
    populations and the company in a win-win situation.
    Activities carried out at the dam are

     agricultural productivity and fishery protection


     water quality control
     creation of protected areas for biodiversity around the reservoir
     development of aquaculture
     rehabilitation and development support for indigenous communities
     health services to local
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