Xingó Dam
E845215
Xingó Dam is a large hydroelectric dam complex in northeastern Brazil that generates power and helps regulate the flow of the São Francisco River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| affects | São Francisco River flow regime ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderBetween | Sergipe and Alagoas ⓘ |
| capacityPerTurbine | 500 MW ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Brazilian Interconnected Power System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1987 ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| damHeight | 140 m ⓘ |
| damLength | 830 m ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Paulo Afonso Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnectionVoltageLevel | 500 kV ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Xingó Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 3000 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northeast Region, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCanyon | Xingó Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
Alagoas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sergipe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Canindé de São Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piranhas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | São Francisco River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Xingó Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 6 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| operator |
CHESF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
Brazilian federal government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eletrobras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | São Francisco River hydroelectric complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation improvement ⓘ river flow regulation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Northeast Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Xingó Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 60 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 3.8 km³ ⓘ |
| riverSystem | São Francisco River basin ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | lower São Francisco River ⓘ |
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