Mirador Dam Profile
Location
Countries: Brasil
Basins: Araguaia - Tocantins
Rivers: Tocantinzinho
Project Information
Capacity: 80 MW
Flooded Area: 52 Km2
Affected People (official): 60
Cost: R$ 207.0 million
Operational Status: Planned
Companies Involved: Energética -Tech Consultoria Ltda. / Furnas Centrais Elétricas S/A / JP Engenharia Ltda. / PCE Projetos e Consultoria de Engenharia Ltda. / Rialma S/A Centrais Elétricas Rio das Almas / Schahin Engenharia Ltda.
More Information
Companies:
- Furnas is a federal state-owned company controlled by the holding Eletrobrás.
- PCE Projetos e Consultoria de Engenharia Ltda. is a member of the group Schahin.
Municipalities affected:
Alto Paraíso de Goiás (GO), Colinas do Sul (GO), Niquelândia (GO) e São João D'Aliança (GO).
* Indigenous people affected:
Avá-Canoeiro
* information from "Electric power generation and transmission: the impact on indigenous peoples in Brazil" - Sergio Koifman (Fiocruz).
Protection areas affected:
- Pouso Alto Environmental Protection Area.
- Campo Alegre Private Natural Heritage Reserve.
- Chapada dos Veadreiros National Park (indirect impact).
Links:
- Mirador threatens Veadeiros once again.
- Integrated Study of the Tocantinho River Basin.
- The Environmental Importance of the Chapada Veadeiros Region
- Electric power generation and transmission: the impact on indigenous peoples in Brazil
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