The Jirau Dam is a rock-fill dam with an asphalt-concrete core currently under construction on the Madeira River in the state of Rondônia Brazil. The dam’s hydroelectric power stations will have 50 turbines each 75 MW resulting total installed capacity of 3750 MW. The power plant’s first unit was commissioned in September 2013 and full operation of all turbines is expected in March 2015.
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