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Power plant / Power plant

#1 Itaipu Dam

The Itaipu Dam ( Portuguese : Barragem de Itaipu [itɐjˈpu] , Spanish : Represa de Itaipú [itajˈpu] ) is a hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay . The construction of the dam was first contested by Argentina , but the negotiations and resolution of th

• ... et) and reached the gates of the spillway on October 27. [ citation needed ] START OF OPERATIONS On may 5, 1984, the first generation unit started running in Itaipu. The first 18 units were installed at the ...
• ... s Coordinates 25°24′29″S 54°35′20″W Status Operational Construction began January 1971 Opening date 5 may 1984 Construction cost US$19.6 billion (equivalent to $51.1 billion today) Owner(s) Government of B ...

#2 Folsom Dam

Folsom Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River of Northern California in the United States, about 25   mi (40   km) northeast of Sacramento . The dam is 340   ft (100   m) high and 1,400   ft (430   m) long, flanked by earthen wing dams. It was completed in 1955, and officially opened th

• ... matter of weeks, and preventing $20 million of property damage. The dam was officially dedicated on may 5, 1956, and operation was transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation on May 14. [25] [29] SPILLWAY GATE ...

#3 Great Yarmouth Power Station

Great Yarmouth Power Station is combined cycle gas turbine power station on South Denes Road in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk , England, with a maximum output of 420   MW electricity, opened in 2001. It is built on the site of an oil-fired power station , built in 1958 and closed and demolished in the 1

• ... e (1984–1985) (see graph) after which it again remained unused until 1994 when demolition began. On 5 may 1997 the main building and its chimney were demolished via a controlled explosion watched by thousa ...

#4 Carrington Hotel, Katoomba

The Carrington Hotel is a heritage-listed former spa, hotel and power station and now hotel and public bar located at Katoomba Street, Katoomba in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales , Australia. It was designed by John Kirkpatrick and Bosser in 1882; and by Edward H.

• ... eople, one of whom was Theodore Constantine Morris, a property developer, who held a half share. On 5 may 1969 the entire property was transferred to Morris. In 1968 the swimming pool was constructed and a ...

#5 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant

The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant is a nuclear power plant located in Monticello, Minnesota , along the Mississippi River . The site, which began operating in 1971, has a single nuclear reactor ( boiling water reactor ) of the General Electric BWR-3 design generating 671   MWe. The reactor was

• ... oactive water which accidentally leaked from the plant into the Mississippi River in an incident on 5 may 1982, was determined to be "no threat" to the public. [8] The Monticello Nuclear Power Plant Contro ...

#6 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) nuclear reactor pair used for electric power generation . It is located on a 1,770-acre (7.2   km²) site in Rhea County, Tennessee , near Spring City , between the cities of Chattanooga and Knoxville . Watts Bar supplies enough electr

• ... t 1 in 1992. [1] First criticality was achieved on 1 January 1996 and commercial operation began on may 5, 1996. [2] UNIT 2 Unit 2 was 80% complete when construction on both units was stopped in 1985 due in ...

#7 Upper Gotvand Dam

Upper Gotvand Dam , or simply the Gotvand Dam , is an embankment dam on the Karun River about 12   km (7.5   mi) northeast of Gotvand in Khuzestan Province , Iran. It currently has an installed capacity of 1,000   MW with another 1,000 MW in the works for a second phase. Studies for the Karun River

• ... ded by Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad . The first generator of phase one was commissioned on 5 may 2012, two more by 18 September 2012 and the final in November 2012. [2] [3] Ahmadinejad was again p ...

#8 Belo Monte Dam

The Belo Monte Dam ( formerly known as Kararaô ) is a hydroelectric dam complex on the northern part of the Xingu River in the state of Pará , Brazil . After its completion, with the installation of its 18th turbine, in November 2019, the installed capacity of the dam complex is 11,233   megawatts (

• ... (Environmental Impact Report, EIA-RIMA) study for Belo Monte. [6] The first turbines went online on 5 may 2016. [7] As of October 2019 all turbines at Pimental and 17 turbines in main power powerhouse are ...