Reventazón Dam
Reventazón Dam is located in Costa Rica
Reventazón Dam
Location of Reventazón Dam in Costa Rica
CountryCosta Rica
LocationSiquirres, Limón Province,
Coordinates10°3′56.05″N 83°34′48.79″W / 10.0655694°N 83.5802194°W / 10.0655694; -83.5802194
PurposePower
Construction began2009
Opening date16 September 2016
Owner(s)Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsReventazón River
Height130 m (430 ft)
Length527 m (1,729 ft)
Dam volume9,000,000 m3 (12,000,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity118,000,000 m3 (96,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Maximum length8 km (5.0 mi)
Reventazón Hydropower Plant
Coordinates10°4′59.82″N 83°33′40.95″W / 10.0832833°N 83.5613750°W / 10.0832833; -83.5613750
Commission date2016
TypeConventional, diversion
Turbines4 × 74 MW Francis-type[1]
Installed capacity305.5 MW

The Reventazón Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Reventazón River about 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Siquirres in Limón Province, Costa Rica. It was inaugurated on 16 September 2016,[2] and its primary purpose is the production of hydroelectric power. The US$1.4 billion project and largest power station in the country has an installed capacity of 305.5 MW and is expected to provide power for 525,000 homes.[3][4][5] Construction on the dam began in 2009. At a height of 130 metres (430 ft) and with a structural volume of 9,000,000 m3 (12,000,000 cu yd), it is the largest dam in Central America. To produce electricity, water from the reservoir is diverted about 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northeast where it reaches the power station along the Reventazón River.[6] Due to its environmental features, like offset habitats and migration corridors for jaguars and many other species, the project could be a model for other future hydroelectric power plants.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reventazón".
  2. ↑ "View of the hydroelectric dam on the Reventazon River". Ezequiel Becerra. AFP. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Costa Rica's president inaugurates Central America's largest hydropower plant". China.org.cn. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Reventazón Hydropower Project". Inter-America Development Bank. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Reventazón - A new butterfly valve for the penstock of the largest hydropower project in Costa Rica". Andritz. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Project of the Month" (in Spanish). Pedregal. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Joerg Hartmann; David Harrison; Je Opperman; Roger Gill (18 November 2013). The Next Frontier of Hydropower Sustainability: Planning at the System Scale (PDF) (Report). 16pp. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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