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Zimapán Dam

Mexico

The 1814th largest power station in the world

292 MW · Capacity

The Zimapán Dam, also known as Fernando Hiriart Balderrama Dam, is an arch dam on the Moctezuma River about 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Zimapán in Hidalgo state, Mexico. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it services a 292 MW power station with water.

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

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