Guri Dam, formally the Central Hidroelectrica Simon Bolivar, is a hydroelectric dam on the Caroni River in Bolivar State, Venezuela. Its initial phase was completed in 1978 and the full plant was inaugurated in 1986, giving it an installed capacity of about 10,235 megawatts. It was for a time the largest hydroelectric power station in the world by installed capacity, a rank it took from the Grand Coulee Dam in the United States before Brazil and Paraguay's Itaipu Dam surpassed it. As of the mid 2000s Guri supplied more than a third of Venezuela's electricity in a country that draws roughly three quarters of its power from hydroelectric sources.
Facts
Facility TypeGravity and embankment dam 1 LocationNecuima Canyon, Bolivar State, Venezuela, on the Caroni River 1 Capacity (MW) Commissioned YearInitial phase entered service in 1978; the dam's final units were completed in 1986, reaching its present installed capacity. Connections
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Hydroelectric dam on the Caroni River, Bolivar State, Venezuela, one of the largest hydroelectric facilities in the world.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, located there.
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1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia article, introduction paragraph
Guri Dam ... is a concrete gravity and embankment dam on the Caroni River in Bolivar State, Venezuela.
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Gravity/embankment
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Necuima Canyon, Bolivar
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10,235 MW
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1978
Operating status, Wikipedia introduction extract fetched 2026-09-25
is a concrete gravity and embankment dam in Bolivar State, Venezuela, on the Caroni River, built from 1963 to 1969.
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