Belo Monte Dam is a hydroelectric complex on the Xingu River in Para State, Brazil, built by the Norte Energia consortium and commissioned in November 2019. With an installed capacity of about 11,233 megawatts it is the second largest hydroelectric complex in Brazil and the fifth largest in the world, behind China's Three Gorges, Baihetan and Xiluodu dams and Brazil and Paraguay's Itaipu Dam. The project drew sustained opposition over its impact on the Xingu's indigenous and riverine communities and on fish species endemic to the Volta Grande stretch of the river, and cost an estimated eighteen and a half billion dollars to build.
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Facility TypeComposite hydroelectric dam complex 1 LocationPara, Brazil, on the Xingu River 1 Capacity (MW) Commissioned YearThe complex began generating in 2016 per its infobox opening date; its last turbine was installed in November 2019, reaching full installed capacity. Connections
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Hydroelectric complex on the Xingu River, Para, Brazil.
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Para, Brazil
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hydroelectric dam complex
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2016
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After its completion, with the installation of its 18th turbine, in November 2019, the installed capacity of the dam complex is 11,233 megawatts (MW), which makes it the second largest hydroelectric dam complex in Brazil and the fifth largest in the world by installed capacity, behind the Three Gorges Dam, Baihetan Dam and the Xiluodu Dam in China and the Brazilian-Paraguayan Itaipu Dam.
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The Belo Monte Dam (formerly known as Kararaô) is a hydroelectric dam complex on the northern part of the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil.
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