Jirau Dam Profile

Location

Countries: Brasil
Basins: Madeira
Rivers: Madeira

Project Information

Capacity: 3,300 MW
Flooded Area: 258 Km2
Affected People (official): 1,087
Cost: US$ 10.0 billion
Operational Status: Under Construction
Companies Involved: Camargo Correa Investimentos em Infra-Estrutura S/A / Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco (Chesf) / Consórcio Energia Sustentável do Brasil / Eletrosul Centrais Elétricas S/A / Suez Energy South América Participações Ltda.

More Information

General characteristics:

Jirau is part of the Madeira River Hydroelectric Complex, which also includes the Santo Antônio plant (3150 MW), currently under construction.

Companies:

  • Shareholders of the Energia Energia Sustentável do Brasil consortium (responsible for the plant): Suez (50.1%), Camargo Corrêa (9.9%), Eletrosul (20%) and Chesf (20%).
  • Chesf and Eletrosul are subsidiaries of state-owned company holding Eletrobrás.
  • Suez Energy South America Ltda. is a company part of the French group GDF Suez.

Timeline:

The Energia Sustentável do Brasil consortium expects plant to start operating in 2012.

Funding:

Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES).

Affected people:

The Brazilian Movement of Dam Affected People (MAB) estimates 5 000 of families directly affected by the Madeira River Hydroelectric Complex, more than the official number.

* Indigenous people affected:

  • Karipuna, Karitiana (Karipuna Indigenous Land).
  • Karitiana (Karitiana Indigenous Land).
  • Oro Win, Uru-eu-wau-wau, Amondawa (Indigenous Land Uru-eu-wau-wau).
  • Wari' (Igarapé Lage and Igarapé Ribeirão Indigenous Lands).

* communities considered vulnerable to the Madeira River hydroelectric complex by the Brazilian National Indigenous Foundation (FUNAI)

Protected areas affected:

Ecological Corridor Guaporé / Itenez.

Priority areas for biodiversity protection affected:

  • AM061 (Extremely high priority). 
  • AM057 (Extremely high priority). 
  • AM050 (Extremely high priority).

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