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Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the table below.
Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.
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| Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | Height | Length | RCC | Total | Upstream | Downstream | Spillway | Layers | Lifts | Cement | Pozzolan | ||||||||||||
| Project | RCC | RCC | Project | (m) | (m) | (m3x103) | (m3x103) | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | (m) | (m) | (kg/m3) | (kg/m3) | |||||||
| Plano Alto | Brazil | SPE Plano Alto Energia S/A | H | Irani | 13 | - /06 | - /07 | - /07 | 02/08 | 38 | 173 | 42 | 78 | V | 0.75 | 0.75 | 72 | 19 | (N) | |||||
| Alto Irani [H-F] | Brazil | CPFL Renovaveis | H | Irani | 5 | - /07 | - /07 | - /08 | - /08 | 45 | 243 | 14 | 20 | 2.50 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Rodeio Bonito | Brazil | Velcan Energy Development Ltda. | H | Irani | 9 | - /06 | - /07 | - /08 | 01/10 | 32 | 223 | 59 | V | 0.85 | 0.85 | |||||||||
| Arvoredo | Brazil | SPE Arvoredo Energia S.A. | H | Irani | 12 | - /08 | - /09 | - /09 | 04/10 | 39 | 259 | 53 | 81 | V | 0.75 | 0.75 | 80 | 20 | (N) | |||||
| Barra das Águas | Brazil | PCH Águas do Rio Irani Energética SPE Ltda. | H | Irani | 11 | - /17 | 04/18 | 07/19 | - /20 | 34 | 235 | |||||||||||||
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Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the list below.
Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.
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Country: Brazil
Owner: SPE Plano Alto Energia S/A
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Irani
Reservoir capacity: 13 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/06
Start of RCC: -/06
End of RCC: -/07
End of Project: 02/08
Specifications
Height: 38 metres
Length: 173 metres
Volume of RCC: 42 m3x103
Total volume: 78 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 72 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 19 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CPFL Renovaveis
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Irani
Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: -/08
Specifications
Height: 45 metres
Length: 243 metres
Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
Total volume: 20 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 2.50 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 2 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 2 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Velcan Energy Development Ltda.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Irani
Reservoir capacity: 9 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/06
Start of RCC: -/06
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: 01/10
Specifications
Height: 32 metres
Length: 223 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 59 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: SPE Arvoredo Energia S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Irani
Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/08
Start of RCC: -/08
End of RCC: -/09
End of Project: 04/10
Specifications
Height: 39 metres
Length: 259 metres
Volume of RCC: 53 m3x103
Total volume: 81 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 20 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: PCH Águas do Rio Irani Energética SPE Ltda.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Irani
Reservoir capacity: 11 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/17
Start of RCC: -/17
End of RCC: 07/19
End of Project: -/20
Specifications
Height: 34 metres
Length: 235 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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