Foz do Bezerra Dam Profile

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Municipalities affected:

Monte Alegre (GO), Cavalcante (GO) and Teresina de Goiás (GO).

Companies:

Furnas is a federal state-owned company controlled by the holding Eletrobrás.

History:

Plans for construction of the dam began in the 1980s. Concession granted to Furnas was withdrawn in 1995 due to non-commencement of works.

Quilombola population affected:

Kalunga.

Links:

• The movie Kalunga brings the memory of the fight against the installation of hydropower plant on the Paraná River

Source:

• Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel)
• Sistema de Informações do Potencial Hidrelétrico Brasileiro (SIPOT)
• Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Ibama)