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Salto Grande HPP

Salto Grande HPP

Hidrelétrica

 

Start of Construction

1949

Start of Operations

1956

Dam Height

Guanhães 31m e Santo Antônio 24m

Dam Length

Guanhães 249m e Santo Antônio 314m

Reservoir Volume

Guanhães 58,95hm³ Santo Antônio 1,81hm³

Installed Power

102MW

Generating Units

4

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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.