Hanabanilla Dam

Hanabanilla Dam
Location of Hanabanilla Dam in Cuba
Official name Presa Hanabanilla
Country Cuba
Location El Salto del Hanabanilla, Villa Clara Province
Coordinates 22°5′39.39″N 80°4′2.66″W / 22.0942750°N 80.0674056°W / 22.0942750; -80.0674056Coordinates: 22°5′39.39″N 80°4′2.66″W / 22.0942750°N 80.0674056°W / 22.0942750; -80.0674056
Purpose Water supply, power
Status Operational
Construction began 1958
Opening date 1961 (1961)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment
Impounds Hanabanilla River
Height 46.5 m (153 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 286,000,000 m3 (232,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area 192 km2 (74 sq mi)
Surface area 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date 1963
Turbines 3 x 14.3 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 43 MW

The Hanabanilla Dam is an embankment dam on the Hanabanilla River near the village of El Salto del Hanabanilla in Villa Clara Province, Cuba. The purpose of the dam is to provide water for irrigation and municipal uses and to generate hydroelectric power.

Overview

Hanabanilla Lake

The dam withholds a reservoir of 286,000,000 m3 (232,000 acre·ft) and the power station, located near its base, has an installed capacity of 43 MW. It is the largest hydroelectric power station in the country. Near the southern end of the reservoir is Jibacoa Dam, an auxiliary dam, which closes off one valley to create the existing large reservoir.

The dam was constructed between 1958 and 1961.[1] The power station was commissioned in 1963. In March 2014 a rehabilitation of the power station began.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Hanabanilla" (PDF). Cuba: Natural Tourism (in Spanish). Travel Port. 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "In hydro repair process Hanabanilla" (in Spanish). Granma. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Centrales Hidroelectricas" (PDF) (in Spanish). CUBA. Características Generales. October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Environment Overview. Cuba." (PDF) (in Spanish). National Institute of Hydraulic Resources. 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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