Sinop Dam Profile
Location
Countries: Brasil
Basins: Tapajós
Rivers: Teles Pires
Project Information
Capacity: 461 MW
Flooded Area: 330 Km2
Cost: R$ 2.0 billion
Operational Status: Planned
Companies Involved: Construtora Andrade Gutierrez S/A / Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE)
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General characteristics:
Sinop is part of the Teles Pires Hydroelectric Complex, composed of six planned dams on the Teles Pires river and its tributary Apiacás river. The other dams are: Teles Pires (1820 MW), São Manuel (746 MW), Colíder (342 MW), Foz do Apiacás (275 MW) and Magessi (53 MW).
Timeline:
Federal Government expects the dam to start operating in 2014.
Empresas:
Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE), in charge of the studies together with Construtora Andrade Gutierrez, is an agency of the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME).
Affected People:
- 800 families (official data).
- 1100 families (Brazilian Movement of Dam Affected People - MAB).
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