Camargos power station
| Camargos power station | ||
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| Coordinates | 21 ° 19 ′ 31 ″ S , 44 ° 36 ′ 57 ″ W | |
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 Brazil
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| place | State of Minas Gerais | |
| Waters | Rio Grande | |
| Height upstream | 913 m | |
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| owner | Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) | |
| operator | CEMIG | |
| construction time | 1956 to 1960 | |
| Start of operation | 1960 | |
| technology | ||
| Bottleneck performance | 46 megawatts | |
| Turbines | Francis turbines : 2 × 23 | |
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The Camargos power plant ( Portuguese: Usina Hidrelétrica de Camargos ) is a hydropower plant in Brazil that dams the Rio Grande to form the Camargos reservoir (Port. Represa de Camargos ). The Itutinga power plant is located about two kilometers north of the Camargos power plant .
Construction began in 1956. Operations started in 1960.
Barrier structure
The barrier structure consists of a dam on the right and a dam in the middle and on the left. The maximum height specified is 36 m. The length of the barrier structure is 608 m. The weir system with the flood relief , consisting of six gates, is located in the middle.
Reservoir
With a normal storage target of 913 m, the reservoir extends over an area of around 50.47 km² and holds 792 million m³ of water - of which 672 million m³ can be used to generate electricity. The minimum congestion destination at which the machines can still be operated is 899 m. The congestion target fluctuates over the course of the year: it normally reaches its maximum in April and remains at this level until mid-August. It then falls and hits the minimum in November or December.
Various water sports are practiced at the reservoir. Different types of fish such as Lambari do rabo vermelho , Dourado or Acará can be found in the lake .
power plant
With an installed capacity of 45 (or 46) MW, the Camargos power plant is one of the smaller hydropower plants operated by the electricity producer CEMIG . Two machines with a maximum output of 23 MW each are installed. You are in a machine house on the left side of the dam.
The power plant is owned and operated by CEMIG.
Others
At the end of January 2014, the volume of the reservoir fell to just 23% of the maximum possible volume. By July 2014, the water level of the reservoir continued to fall to 901.2 m, the lowest level in ten years. The volume of the reservoir fell to only 12%. In January 2011 it was exactly the other way round: the reservoir was 93.94% full and the reservoir target even had to be lowered a little in order to be prepared for new rains.
Web links
- Seca na Usina Hidrelétrica de Camargos. Youtube, accessed October 18, 2014 (Portuguese).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Usinas hidrelétricas da Cemig. CEMIG , accessed October 18, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ↑ a b c NOVO MARCO REGULATÓRIO PARA A COMPENSAÇÃO FINANCEIRA PELA UTILIZAÇÃO DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS: ESTUDO DE CASO PARA DUAS USINAS HIDRELÉTRICAS EM SEQUÊNCIA. (PDF 3.9 MB p. 2, p. 6) (No longer available online.) Centro Nacional de Referência em Pequenas Centrais Hidrelétricas (CERPCH), archived from the original on October 22, 2014 ; Retrieved October 18, 2014 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b usinas bacia do rio grande. CEMIG, accessed October 18, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Home. (No longer available online.) Represa de Camargos, archived from the original on October 18, 2014 ; Retrieved October 18, 2014 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Prática de pesca na represa de Camargos. (No longer available online.) Represa de Camargos, archived from the original on October 18, 2014 ; Retrieved October 15, 2014 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nota Técnica 385/2012-SRE / SRG / ANEEL. (PDF 3.9 MB p. 8) ANEEL, October 24, 2012, accessed on October 18, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Nível dos reservatórios começa a preocupar. Diário do Comércio, January 30, 2014, accessed October 18, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ^ Represa de Camargos tem o pior nível em 10 anos em Itutinga, MG. globo.com, July 28, 2014, accessed October 18, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Usina de Camargos, localizada nas proximidades de Lavras, está em alerta máximo. CFVV Sul de Minas, January 21, 2011, accessed October 18, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Usina de Camargos, localizada nas proximidades de Lavras, está em alerta máximo. Jornal de Lavras, January 21, 2011, accessed October 18, 2014 (Portuguese).
