Agua del Toro Dam
Dam in San Rafael in Mendoza Province
34°35′2.45″S 69°2′10.31″W / 34.5840139°S 69.0361972°W / -34.5840139; -69.0361972The Agua del Toro Dam is an arch dam on the Diamante River about 63 kilometres (39 mi) west of San Rafael in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 150 megawatts (200,000 hp) power station located downstream. Construction on the dam began in 1966, and it was completed in 1973. The power station was started the same year and commissioned in 1982. The dam and power station is part of the Rio Diamante System which is owned jointly by Hidroeléctrica Diamante (HIDISA) and Hidroeléctrica de los Nihuiles (HINISA).[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Hydroelectric power plants" (PDF). Panedile. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Agua del Toro Hydroelectric Power Plant Argentina". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Hydroelectric Plants in Argentina". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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