Itaipu hydroelectric power station
Central hidroeléctrica de Itaipú
- Date
- 1975-1984 · confidence high
- Place
- Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
- Credited to
- Brazil and Paraguay (Itaipu Binacional)
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
A binational dam on the Paraná River with 14 GW of installed capacity, the world's largest by cumulative output for decades. It supplies a very high share of Paraguay's electricity and a significant one of Brazil's.
The first unit entered service in 1984; all 20 units were completed in 2007.
What it led to
- electrification of southern Brazil and Paraguay
- binational energy agreements
- environmental and displacement debates