Salto Santiago Hydroelectric Power Plant
| Salto Santiago Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Salto Santiago Hydroelectric Power Plant |
| Location | Saudade do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 25°37′04″S 52°36′48″W / 25.61778°S 52.61333°W |
| Opening date | 1980 |
| Owner(s) | Tractebel Energia |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Iguazu River |
| Height | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Length | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Dam volume | 518,200 m3 (18,300,000 cu ft) (Concrete) |
| Spillway type | Service, controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 24,000 m3/s (850,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Salto Santiago Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 4,094,000,000 m3 (3,319,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 43,330 km2 (16,730 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 208 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1980-1982 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 4 x 355 MW (476,000 hp) Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1,420 MW (1,900,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 2,137.46 GWh (7,694.9 TJ) |
The Salto Santiago Hydroelectric Power Plant is a dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Iguazu River near Santiago in Paraná, Brazil. It is the third dam upstream of the Iguazu Falls and was completed in 1979. The power station has a 1,420 MW capacity and is supplied with water by a rock-fill embankment dam.
It is owned and operated by Tractebel Energia.