São Manoel Dam Profile
Location
Countries: Brasil
Basins: Tapajós
Rivers: Teles Pires
Project Information
Capacity: 746 MW
Flooded Area: 53 Km2
Operational Status: Under Construction
Companies Involved: China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) / Construtora Andrade Gutierrez S/A / EDP Energias do Brasil S/A / Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE)
Investment Plans: Plano Decenal de Expansão de Energía 2020, Brasil / Plano Decenal de Expansão de Energía 2021, Brasil / Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento, Brasil
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General characteristics:
The São Manuel dam is part of the Teles Pires Hydroelectric Complex, also composed by five other hydroelectric projects: Teles Pires (1820 MW), Sinop (461 MW), Colíder (342 MW), Foz do Apiacás (275 MW) and Magessi (53 MW).
Municipalities affected:
Paranaíta (MT) and Jacareanga (PA).
Companies:
Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE) is an agency of Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy.
A consortium of EDP (66.6%) and Furnas (33.3%) won the project auction in December 2013. In February 2014, EDP sold half of its share to CWEI, an investment arm of China Three Gorges Corporation. As a result, CWEI retains 33.3% share of the São Manoel Dam.
Timeline:
Federal Government previews that the dam will start operation in 2015.
* Indigenous people:
- Kaiabi (Kayabi-Apiaká Indigenous Land).
- Apiaká (Kayabi-Apiaká Indigenous Land).
* Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE) promotes studies to identify impacts involving the above mentioned communities.
Protection areas affected:
Presence of Environmental Protection Corridors (region included in the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Brazilian Biological Diversity Program - Probio).
Studies:
Due to the late submission of data and reports, Andrade Gutierrez's authorization to conduct the feasibility study was changed to inactive status.
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