Néstor Kirchner Dam
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 Location of Néstor Kirchner Dam in Argentina
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| Country | Argentina |
| Location | Puerto Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Province |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | July 2015 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Santa Cruz River |
| Height | 75.5 m (248 ft) |
| Length | 2,780 m (9,120 ft) |
| Dam volume | 14,100,000 m3 (18,400,000 cu yd) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 6,260×106 m3 (5,080,000 acre·ft) |
| Surface area | 275 km2 (106 sq mi) |
| Power station | |
| Hydraulic head | 64.47 m (211.5 ft) |
| Turbines | 6 x 190 MW (250,000 hp) Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 1,140 MW (1,530,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 3,380 GWh (12,200 TJ) (estimated) |
The Néstor Kirchner Dam, formerly known as Condor Cliffs Dam, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam being built on the Santa Cruz River about 180 km (110 mi) west of Puerto Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is named after the former president Néstor Kirchner, born in Santa Cruz. A consortium led by China's Gezhouba Group was awarded the contract to build the Néstor Kirchner Dam and Jorge Cepernic Dam downstream in August of 2013. The consortium will also fund the construction. Both dams are expected to cost nearly US$4.8 billion.[1] It will be built by the firm Electroingeniería, led by Osvaldo Acosta and Gerardo Ferreyra.[2] The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power station will have an installed capacity of 1,140 megawatts (1,530,000 hp).[3]
In July 2015 machines arrived in Santa Cruz for the construction of the dams.[4]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Represas Kirchner y Cepernic | La última gran joya de los reyes de la obra pública (Spanish)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Ministerio de Planificación - Arribaron máquinas para las Represas Kirchner-Cepernic [web.archive.org]
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