Colíder Dam Profile
Location
Countries: Brasil
Basins: Tapajós
Rivers: Teles Pires
Project Information
Capacity: 342 MW
Flooded Area: 123 Km2
Cost: R$ 1.5 billion
Operational Status: Planned
Companies Involved: Construtora Andrade Gutierrez S/A / Furnas Centrais Elétricas S/A / Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S/A (Eletronorte)
More Information
General characteristics:
Colíder is part of the Teles Pires Hydroelectric Complex, made up of five dams on the Teles Pires River and one on its tributary - the Apiacás River. The complex would be composed by the following dams: Teles Pires (1820 MW), São Manuel (746 MW), Sinop (461 MW), Foz do Apiacás (275 MW) and Magessi (53 MW).
Timeline:
Brazil's Federal Government expects that Colíder will start operating in 2015.
Companies:
Eletronorte and Furnas are subsidiaries of the state-owned company Eletrobrás.
Archeological sites:
6 archaeological sites were identified in the project's area of influence.
Links:
- Hydroelectric Colíder: Environmental Impact assessment presented
- Rio Teles Pires will have five hydroelectric power plants by the year 2016
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