Santa Isabel Dam Profile
Location
Countries: Brasil
Basins: Araguaia - Tocantins
Rivers: Araguaia
Project Information
Capacity: 1,080 MW
Flooded Area: 159 Km2
Affected People (official): 2,378
Cost: R$ 2.1 billion
Operational Status: Planned
Companies Involved: BHP Billinton Metais S/A / Camargo Corrêa Geração de Energia S/A / Companhia Vale do Rio Doce S/A / Votorantim Cimentos Ltda. / Alcoa Alumínio S/A / Consórcio Geração Santa Isabel (Gesai)
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Municipalities affected:
Palestina do Pará (PA), Piçarra (PA), São Geraldo do Araguaia (PA), Ananás (TO), Aragominas (TO), Araguanã (TO), Marieta (TO) and Xambioá (TO).
Companies:
Shareholders in the consortium "Grupo Empresarial Santa Isabel" (GESA), responsible for the plant: 43.85% for Vale do Rio Doce, 20% for Alcoa Aluminio S/A, 20.6% for BHP Billiton Metais S/A, 5, 55% for Camargo Corrêa Geração de Energia S/A; 10% para Votorantim Cimentos Ltd.
Indigenous people affected:
- Suruí (Sororó Indigenous Land).
- Karaja North (Xambioá Indigenous Land).
- Guarani Mbya (Xambioá Indigenous Land).
- Gavião-Parkatejê (Mãe Maria Indigenous Land).
- Apinajé (Apinayé Indigenous Land).
Protected areas affected:
- Serra dos Martírios-Andorinha State Park.
- Area of Environmental Protection (APA) São Geraldo do Araguaia.
- Prehistoric site Ilha dos Martírios.
- Environmental Protection Area (APA) Lago de Santa Isabel.
- Ecological Corridor Bananal-Araguaia.
Archaeological sites:
The plant construction would affect 131 natural caves and 113 archaeological sites.
Environmental licensing:
Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (MMA) announced in 2009 that it won't conceed the project's license.
Links:
- Minc announced the veto of two dams on the Araguaia River
- Drowned memory
- Letter sent to companies wishing to build a series of dams on the Araguaia and Tocantins rivers
- Santa Isabel Hydroelectric plant would directly affect indigenous lands and conservation units
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