Foz do Areia is a 1,676MW hydro power project. It is located on Iguacu river/basin in Parana, Brazil. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1975 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1980. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Companhia Paranaense de Energia. The company has a stake of 100%.
Foz do Areia is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 6,066 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 135m. The project generated 2,866.9 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1975 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1980.
Contractors involved
Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 419MW nameplate capacity.
GE Renewable Energy supplied 4 electric generators for the project.
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About Companhia Paranaense de Energia
Companhia Paranaense de Energia SA (Copel) is an energy utility, which generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity; and explores for and distributes natural gas. The company produces electricity from hydro, wind and thermal sources; and holds rights to supply piped gas in the State of Parana. It carries out study of the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of wind, hydro, solar photovoltaic, and thermo electric generation projects. Copel is owned by the State of Parana, BNDES Participacoes SA and other investors. The company serves industrial, residential, commercial, rural and other customers in the state. Copel is headquartered in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
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