Tercera Usina dam

Tercera Usina dam
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location
Coordinates	32 ° 11 ′ 28 ″  S , 64 ° 19 ′ 24 ″  W Coordinates: 32 ° 11 ′ 28 ″  S , 64 ° 19 ′ 24 ″  W
country	Argentina
place	Cordoba Province
Waters	Río Tercero
power plant
operator	Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC)
Start of operation	1966
technology
Bottleneck performance	33 megawatts
Turbines	Francis turbines : 3 × 13 MW
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The Tercera Usina dam ( Dique Tercera Usina in Spanish ) is a dam with hydroelectric power station in the province of Cordoba , Argentina . The associated hydropower plant is called the Reolín power plant (span. Central hidroléctrica Ingeniero Benjamín Reolín ).

The dam dams the Río Tercero into a reservoir. When the reservoir is full, it extends over an area of ​​around 2.9 km².

power plant

The power plant's machine house is located at the foot of the dam. The installed capacity is 33  MW . The 3 Francis turbines have a maximum output of 13 MW each. The power plant went into operation in 1966. 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)

Individual evidence

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