247 metres (810 ft), 196 metres (643 ft) high of roof reinforcement concrete dam + Cranes atop the Barrage The added bonus was spotting capybaras and a variety of interesting birds including owls on the grounds. Since the output capacity of the Paraguayan generators far exceeds the load in Paraguay, most of their production is exported directly to the Brazilian side, from where two 600 kV HVDC lines, each approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi) long, carry the majority of the energy to the São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro region where the terminal equipment converts the power to 60 Hz. They give you your helmet at the end of tour. We will start from the Brazilian side of the Falls and you will be really close to the Falls and experience its energy and power. Since 1991, 18 huge turbines have been put into operation, and the power plant has started operating at full capacity, generating 14,000 MW of electricity. As a refresher, this is how a dam works: It converts potential energy into electricity. Itaipu dam also detains the record of 103.1 TWh generated during year 2016, the Three gorges dam coming second with 101.6 TWh generated during year 2018. The Brazilian government later liquidated the Guaíra Falls National Park, and blasted away the submerged rock face where the falls had been, facilitating safer navigation, thus eliminating the possibility of restoring the falls in the future. Lunch at Porto das Canoas Restaurant (During Brazilian waterfalls tour) Itaipu Dam Tour; Package Excludes. [17], The Guaíra Falls was an effective barrier that separated freshwater species in the upper Paraná basin (with its many endemics) from species found below it, and the two are recognized as different ecoregions. Ciudad del Este Airport. 8 Days / 7 Nights . The maximum flow of Itaipu's fourteen segmented. Tour price does not include per-person National Park entry fees, guided tours at Itaipu Dam, Room Tax or Eco Tourism Tax if you are being picked up in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina and must cross the border. Once we arrive at the Visitor Centre, we will enter by the Portal Access individually where they control the park charge capacity. Two more turbines were introduced in 2007. The panoramic started with a shuttle taking you to the main view area, where we have a front view of the dam with several posters bringing facts about the dam construction and about hydroelectric dams in general. The spillway has a length of 483 metres (1,585 ft). Points of Interest & Landmarks, Historic Sites, If you have any interest in engineering/ how things work then do the special tour. On May 5, 1984, the first generation unit started running in Itaipu. Located on the border between Brazil and Argentina, the Iguazu Falls are a collection of 275 waterfalls, extending over almost 1.86 miles (3 kilometers). On April 26, 1973, Brazil and Paraguay signed the Itaipu Treaty, the legal instrument for the hydroelectric exploitation of the Paraná River by the two countries. Throughout this period, heavy rains and flooding accelerated the filling of the reservoir as the water rose 100 meters (330 feet) and reached the gates of the spillway on October 27. Nowadays we don’t know much about these people, who lived in most parts of South America during the 16th Century. A massive invasion of fish species after eliminating a natural barrier in the upper rio Paraná basin. The tour bus traverses the top of the dam, so you can have a panoramic view from the dam. There has been a massive social impact with residents of whole villages being relocated and a loss of their homes, history, and way of life. The impact is strong enough to create tall clouds of mist and awe-inspiring rainbows. More info. To complete this project, approximately 50 million tons of earth were removed during construction, and 18 hydroelectric generators each spanning 53 feet were placed into the dam (2 more were added in an expansion in 2006 to bring the total to 20). It affected the southeast of Brazil most severely, leaving São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo completely without electricity. Later, we will visit the dam´s echo – museum. An important diplomatic settlement was reached with the signing of the Acordo Tripartite by Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, on October 19, 1979. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. That particular day, the water level was particularly low, so there was not much in terms of "action" (no water flowing from the dam, which typically happens with water at higher levels). There have been exhibitions about a polish poet and his wife who have influenced the region and a big map of the state, where you could walk on. 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