EDP Cachoeira Caldeirão - The Power Plant | EDP Cachoeira Caldeirão

Power Installed:

219 MW

Number of Turbines / Type:

03 / Bulb

Length of the Dam:

730m

Type of Dam:

CCR (Roll Compacted Concrete)

Height of crest of dam:

58,30m

Maximum Dam Height:

20,60m

Spillways:

Controlled and Free Sill

Total Spillway Flow:

6.968m³/s

• Flow TR 10,000 years of controlled spillway: 4.758 m³/s
• Flow TR 10,000 years of free-sill spillway: 2.210 m³/s.

Reservoir Area:

47.99km²

Extension of the Reservoir:

52.76km

Reservoir water renewal:

2,8 dias

Reservoir water volume:

230,56 hm³

Average Depth:

4,80m

Reservoir filling:

1-99 dias

Transmission line:

230 kV

Extension:

13km

Beginning of construction:

September 2013

Beginning of generation:

May 2016

Generation of unit 1:

Maio 2016

Generation of unit 2:

June 2016

Generation of unit 3:

August 2016