Guri Dam, formally the Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar, is a hydroelectric dam on the Caroni River in Bolívar 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.
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Facility TypeGravity and embankment dam 1 LocationNecuima Canyon, Bolívar 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.
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The Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant, also Guri Dam (Spanish: Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar or Represa de Guri), previously known as the Raúl Leoni Hydroelectric Plant, is a concrete gravity and embankment dam in Bolívar State, Venezuela, on the Caroni River, built from 1963 to 1969.
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The Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant, also Guri Dam (Spanish: Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar or Represa de Guri), previously known as the Raúl Leoni Hydroelectric Plant, is a concrete gravity and embankment dam in Bolívar State, Venezuela, on the Caroni River, built from 1963 to 1969.
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