Salto Grande HPP
Salto Grande HPP
Hidrelétrica
Start of Construction
1949Start of Operations
1956Dam Height
Guanhães 31m e Santo Antônio 24mDam Length
Guanhães 249m e Santo Antônio 314mReservoir Volume
Guanhães 58,95hm³ Santo Antônio 1,81hm³Installed Power
102MWGenerating Units
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Formed by a complex with two dams (Guanhães Dam and Santo Antônio Dam), Salto Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) has an installed power of 102 MW and it is located in the municipality of Braúnas, Minas Gerais.
While Guanhães Dam reservoir houses the power plant’s water intake, which is responsible for moving the turbines and generating power, Santo Antônio Dam, on the course of Santo Antônio River, has the role of bringing water to Guanhães Dam reservoir.