The Barra Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant is a dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Pelotas River near Celso Ramos on the border of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul Brazil. The power station has a 708 MW capacity and is supplied with water by a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam the second tallest dam in Brazil. It is owned and operated by Energética Barra Grande SA (BAESA) and produces a 30% equivalent of the demand in Santa Catarina.
point
length (km)
665.0
building start year
2001-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
185.0
location
Brazil, Celso Ramos, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina (state)