Itaipu Dam
The Itaipu Dam is a hydroelectric (making electricity by the movement of water) dam on the Paraná River, on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.[1]
It is listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. It is the world's second largest dam behind the Three Gorges Dam by nameplate capacity, but bigger in terms of construction and the largest by power production in 2015-2016. It is 7919 metres long and 196 metres high.
The Itaipu Dam is owned by the Brazilian Goverment as Company Itaipú Binacional.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Energy Deal With Brazil Gives Boost to Paraguay". New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
