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Caniçada Dam

Portugal

The 2837th largest power station in the world

62 MW · Capacity

The Caniçada Dam (Barragem da Caniçada/HICA-Hidroeléctrica do Cávado-Caniçada, Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈʁaʒɐ̃j dɐ kɐniˈsaðɐ]) is a concrete arch dam on the Cávado River, the civil parish of Parada do Bouro, in the municipality of Vieira do Minho, in the Portuguese Norte (district of Braga). It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE).

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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