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Samuel Hydroelectric Dam

Rondônia, Brazil

The 2020th largest power station in the world

216 MW · Capacity

The Samuel Hydroelectric Dam (Usina Hidrelétrica Samuel) is a 216 MW hydroelectric dam near Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil. The project was controversial since it had a major environmental impact and during operations released more greenhouse gases than a comparable oil-fuelled plant.

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

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