Segunda Usina dam

Segunda Usina dam
location
Coordinates	32 ° 10 ′ 13 ″  S , 64 ° 23 ′ 4 ″  W Coordinates: 32 ° 10 ′ 13 ″  S , 64 ° 23 ′ 4 ″  W
country	Argentina
place	Cordoba Province
Waters	Río Tercero
power plant
operator	Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC)
Start of operation	1953
technology
Bottleneck performance	17.28 megawatts
Turbines	Francis turbines : 3 × 5.76 MW
Others

The Segunda Usina Dam ( Spanish Dique Segunda Usina ) is a dam with hydroelectric power plant in the province of Cordoba , Argentina . The associated hydroelectric power plant is called the Cassafousth power plant ( Spanish Central hidroléctrica Ingeniero Carlos Cassafousth ).

The dam dams the Río Tercero into a reservoir. When the reservoir is full, it extends over an area of ​​around 1.02 km².

power plant

The power plant's machine house is located about 800 m southeast of the dam on the right-hand side of the river. The installed capacity is 17.28  MW . The three Francis turbines each have a maximum output of 5.76 MW. The power plant went into operation in 1953. It is operated by the Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC).

See also

• List of hydropower plants in Argentina
• List of dams in the world (Argentina)

Web links

Commons : Segunda Usina Dam  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Segunda Usina / Tercera Usina / Central Nuclear de Embalse. www.embalse.gov.ar, accessed June 12, 2019 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ Central Cassafousth. Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC), accessed June 12, 2019 (Spanish).