Changuinola Dam | |
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Official name | Changuinola I Dam |
Location | Panama |
Coordinates | 9°14′11.63″N 82°29′41.13″W / 9.2365639°N 82.4947583°W |
Construction began | 2007 |
Opening date | 2014 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Arch-gravity, roller compacted concrete |
Height | 99.2 m (325 ft) |
Length | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Dam volume | 890,000 m3 (31,000,000 cu ft) |
Reservoir | |
Normal elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
Power Station | |
Turbines | 2 x 106.4 MW (142,700 hp) Francis-type, 1 x 9.66 MW (12,950 hp) |
Installed capacity | 223 MW (299,000 hp) |
Annual generation | 1,046 GWh (3,770 TJ) |
Changuinola I Dam, is located in district of Changuinola, in the Province of Bocas del Toro, in the western part of Panama. It is the largest roller-compacted concrete arch-gravity dam in the World.