Caniçada Dam

Caniçada Dam
Location of Caniçada Dam in Portugal
Official name Barragem da Caniçada
Location municipality Terras de Bouro, Braga District, Portugal
Coordinates 41°39′10.8″N 8°13′51.6″W / 41.653000°N 8.231000°W / 41.653000; -8.231000Coordinates: 41°39′10.8″N 8°13′51.6″W / 41.653000°N 8.231000°W / 41.653000; -8.231000
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Opening date 1955
Owner(s) Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete arch dam
Impounds Cávado River
Height (foundation) 76 m (249 ft)
Length 246 m (807 ft)
Elevation at crest 163 m (535 ft)
Dam volume 90,000 m3 (3,200,000 cu ft)
Spillway type Over the dam
Spillway capacity 1,700 m3/s (1.4 acre·ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 170,600,000 m3 (138,300 acre·ft)
Active capacity 159,300,000 m3 (129,100 acre·ft)
Surface area 6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Normal elevation 162 m (531 ft)
Power station
Operator(s) Energias de Portugal
Commission date 1954
Hydraulic head 121 m (397 ft) (max)
Turbines 2 x 31 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 62 MW
Annual generation 337.4 GWh

Caniçada Dam (Portuguese: Barragem da Caniçada) is a concrete arch dam on the Cávado River. It is located in the municipality Terras de Bouro, in Braga District, Portugal.

The dam was completed in 1955. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE).[1]

Dam

Caniçada Dam is a 76 m tall (height above foundation) and 246 m long arch dam with a crest altitude of 163 m. The volume of the dam is 90,000 m³. The dam features a spillway with 4 gates over the dam (maximum discharge 1,700 m³/s) and one bottom outlet (maximum discharge 142 m³/s).[1]

Reservoir

At full reservoir level of 162 m the reservoir of the dam has a surface area of 6.89 (5.78)[2] km² and a total capacity of 170.6 mio. m³; its active capacity is 159.3 (144,4)[3] mio. m³.[1] With the 144,4 mio. m³ water 32 GWh can be produced.[3]

Power plant

The hydroelectric power plant went operational in 1954. It is operated by EDP. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 62[2][3] (60[1][4][5] or 100[6]) MW. Its average annual generation is 337.4[3] (283,[5] 345[2] or 346[1][4]) GWh.

The power station contains 2 Francis turbine-generators with 31 MW (34 MVA) each in an underground powerhouse 134[4] m below the surface. The turbine rotation is 300 rpm. The minimum hydraulic head is 77 m, the maximum 121 m. Maximum flow per turbine is 34 m³/s.[3] The turbines and generators were provided by Voith.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "CANIÇADA DAM". APA Barragens de Portugal. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "DECLARAÇÃO AMBIENTAL 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Energias de Portugal. p. 23 (21). Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Caniçada Informação Técnica" (in Portuguese). Energias de Portugal. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Canicada Hydroelectric Power Plant Portugal". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  5. 1 2 "Hidroelectricidade em Portugal memória e desafio" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Rede Eléctrica Nacional, S.A. p. 29 (27). Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Hydroelectric Plants in Portugal". Power Plants Around the World. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
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