Ralco Dam

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Ralco Dam is a major hydroelectric power plant in Chile, known for its large reservoir and controversial impact on the local environment and indigenous communities.

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Ralco Dam canonical 2
Ralco Reservoir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
power station
affectedGroup Mapuche people
surface form: Mapuche communities

Mapuche people
surface form: Pehuenche people
basinCountry Chile
constructionBegan 1994
controversy environmental impact concerns
social conflict with indigenous communities
country Chile
damType concrete gravity dam
elevation about 700 m above sea level
energySource renewable energy
gridConnection Chilean national grid
hasEnvironmentalAssessment yes
hasSpillway yes
impact alteration of river ecosystem
displacement of local communities
flooding of large areas of the upper Biobío valley
installedCapacity 690 MW
locatedIn Biobío Region
locatedOnRiver Biobío River
nearbyCity Los Ángeles, Chile
notableFor controversial impact on indigenous communities
large reservoir
role in Chilean electricity supply
numberOfTurbines 2
openingYear 2004
operator Endesa Chile
owner Endesa Chile
partOf Biobío River hydroelectric development projects
plantType hydroelectric power plant
purpose power generation
region Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains
regulatingAuthority Chilean environmental agencies
reservoirCapacity 1220000000 m3
reservoirName Ralco Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ralco Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea 36 km2
spillwayType gated overflow
status operational
subjectOf environmental protests
human rights debates regarding resettlement
legal disputes over indigenous land rights
turbineType Francis turbine

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Ralco Dam reservoirName Ralco Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ralco Reservoir
Pangue Dam downstreamFrom Ralco Dam