The Rio Grande Hydroelectric Complex is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in the Calamuchita Department of Córdoba Province Argentina. The complex consists of two dams and a power station in the Cerro Pelado Valley. Aside from power generation the complex also serves to control floods and provide municipal water. The two dams on the Tercero River are the Cerro Pelado Dam which forms the upper reservoir and the Arroyo Corto Dam which forms the lower reservoir.
point
average annual gross power generation (J)
3.5172e+15
building start year
1976-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
country
Argentina
installed capacity (W)
7.5e+08
location
Calamuchita Department, Córdoba Province Argentina