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Itaipu

Location: Alto Parana, Paraguay
Latitude & Longitude: -25.412346, -54.592953
Views: 123   Posted By: bmeyer2 (06/26/2008)
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- Nature & Landscape --> Dams
- Buildings --> Power Plants
 
bmeyer2 (06/26/2008)

Itaipu dams the Parana river, on the border between Paraguay and Brazil.  It's the world's largest operational hydroelectric power plant.  Producing 14 GW, it's able to power 90% of Paraguay and 20% of Brazil.

For more information, see the Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itaipu

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