Marabá Dam Profile

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Companies:

Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S/A (Eletronorte)  is a  state-owned company subsidiary of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A (Eletrobrás).

Affected areas:

• Municipalities affected by the project are: São João do Araguaia (PA), Bom Jesus do Tocantins (PA), Brejo Grande do Araguaia (PA) Palestina do Pará (PA) Marabá (PA), São Sebastião do Tocantins (TO), Araguatins (TO), Esperantina (TO) and São Pedro da Água Branca (MA).
• The venture's region has a large number of rural settlements.

Indigenous people affected:

• Gavião (Mão Maria Indigenous Land).
• Parkatêjê (IMãe Maria Indigenous Land).

Protected areas affected:

Encontro das Águas State Park

Licensing:

Pending environmental impact assessment

* the number of people directly affected is a preliminary estimate released by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA).

Links:

• Hydroelectric Plant in Maraba would affect 40 000 riverside people
• Marabá Hydroelectric will be included in the government's ten-year plan

Source:

• Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel)
• Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Ibama)
• Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)