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Dam in Itaituba, Pará
Jardim do Ouro Dam
Jardim do Ouro Dam is located in BrazilJardim do Ouro DamLocation of Jardim do Ouro Dam in Brazil
Official nameBarragem Jardim do Ouro Dam
CountryBrazil
LocationItaituba, Pará
Coordinates6°16′36″S 55°45′43″W / 6.276763°S 55.761959°W / -6.276763; -55.761959
PurposeHydroelectric
StatusPlanned
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsJamanxim River
Reservoir
Surface area42,600 hectares (105,000 acres)
Installed capacity227 megawatts (304,000 hp)

The Jardim do Ouro Dam (Portuguese: Barragem Jardim do Ouro Dam) is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Jamanxim River in the state of Pará, Brazil. The dam would have a 42,600 hectares (105,000 acres) reservoir and capacity of 227 megawatts (304,000 hp). It has not been studied on detail due to relatively low return on investment compared to other projects in the region.

Location

Sketch map showing locations of dams

The Jardim do Ouro Dam is proposed to be built on the Jamanxim River in the state of Pará, in the Tapajós river basin. It would be built in the municipality of Itaituba.

The hydroelectric power plant will be part of the proposed 12,000 megawatts (16,000,000 hp) Tapajos hydroelectric complex on the Tapajós and Jamanxim rivers. Others are the São Luiz do Tapajós (6,133 MW), Jatobá (2,338 MW), Cachoeira do Cai (802 MW), Cachoeira dos Patos (528 MW) and Jamanxim (881 MW), all under study, as well as the Chacorão (3,336 MW).

Technical

The Jardim do Ouro reservoir would have an area of 42,600 hectares (105,000 acres). The plant would deliver 227 megawatts (304,000 hp). A "platform" approach is proposed for construction to minimise environmental impact. There would be no access roads, and workers would be taken to the site by helicopter. After construction is complete the site would be regenerated. Detailed feasibility studies were delayed since the dam, in the upper part of the river, would have higher costs than other projects in the region.

Notes

  1. ^ Jardim de Ouro Perfil da usina.
  2. Brazil sets concession auction for 8,040-MW Sao Luiz do Tapajos...
  3. Jatobá Perfil da usina –Barragens na Amazônia.
  4. Tapajós Basin Dams – International Rivers.
  5. Couto 2010.

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