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Vilar Dam

Fonte Arcada e Escurquela, Portugal

The 2818th largest power station in the world

64 MW · Capacity

Vilar Dam (Barragem de Vilar, also known as Barragem de Vilar-Tabuaço) is an embankment dam on the Távora, a left (southern) tributary of the Douro. It is located in the municipality Tabuaço, in Viseu District, Portugal. Construction of the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1965. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE) and is used for power generation.

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