Biggest Electrical Power Plant on Earth is in Brazil/Paraguay

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Biggest Electrical Power Plant on Earth is in Brazil/Paraguay

ITAIPU- Largest power plant on the Earth- 12600 MW of Hydropower




Total view of the IT AIPU power plant
Left part shows overflow (spillway), the power station is located in the middle.

At the bottom of the 196 m tall dam , t he white tubes are containing the inlets for the 18 turbines (715 MW each).
 

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On top of the 7.6 km dam , a 12 800 000 m³ of concrete was used for the project ITAIPU.
 

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The lake created by ITAPU dam . Its area reaches 1 350 km 2 , its length 170 km and its average width 7 km.
 

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Inside the ITAIPU Powerhouse
Dimensions: length: 986 m, maximum height: 112 m and width: 99m.
The red line on the floor indicates the border ofBrazil and Paraguay .
 

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this information is wrong-->the chinese three gorges dam is the largest hydro power station and will be generating more than 22000 MW currently generating 15000 mw
 

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