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Itaipu Dam
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Itaipu Dam

World's largest hydroelectric plant, situated on the Paraná River on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. A joint Brazilian-Paraguayan venture, it came into operation in 1984 and has a capacity of 12,600 megawatts. It supplies hydroelectricity to a wide area, including most of Paraguay and the industrial areas of southern Brazil.
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Short-circuits in the Itabera substation in Sao Paulo state provoked the disconnection of three high-tension lines that carried energy from the Itaipu hydro-electric plant," Brazil's main power facility, Energy Minister Edison Lobao said in a statement.
Brazil insists short circuit, bad weather caused blackout by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The outage, which started at 10:15 pm Tuesday (0015 GMT Wednesday), originated at the Itaipu hydroelectric plant that straddles the border between Brazil and Paraguay, supplying both with much of their energy needs.
Massive blackout leaves Brazil on edge by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)
The outage on Tuesday evening began when the Itaipu hydroelectric dam, which supplies much of the country's electricity, suddenly went offline plunging parts of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and other Brazilian cities into darkness.
Power cut hits millions in Brazil by Aljazeera.net
 
 
 
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