Néstor Kirchner Dam

Néstor Kirchner Dam
Location of Néstor Kirchner Dam in Argentina
Country Argentina
Location Puerto Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Province
Coordinates 50°12′41.67″S 70°46′30.29″W / 50.2115750°S 70.7750806°W / -50.2115750; -70.7750806Coordinates: 50°12′41.67″S 70°46′30.29″W / 50.2115750°S 70.7750806°W / -50.2115750; -70.7750806
Purpose Power
Status Under construction
Construction began July 2015
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds Santa Cruz River
Height 75.5 m (248 ft)
Length 2,780 m (9,120 ft)
Dam volume 14,100,000 m3 (18,400,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 6,260×10^6 m3 (5,080,000 acre·ft)
Surface area 275 km2 (106 sq mi)
Power station
Hydraulic head 64.47 m (211.5 ft)
Turbines 6 x 190 MW (250,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity 1,140 MW (1,530,000 hp)
Annual generation 3,380 GWh (12,200 TJ) (estimated)

The Néstor Kirchner Dam, formerly known as Condor Cliffs Dam, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam being built on the Santa Cruz River about 180 km (110 mi) west of Puerto Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is named after the former president Néstor Kirchner, born in Santa Cruz. A consortium led by China's Gezhouba Group was awarded the contract to build the Néstor Kirchner Dam and Jorge Cepernic Dam downstream in August of 2013. The consortium will also fund the construction. Both dams are expected to cost nearly US$4.8 billion.[1] It will be built by the firm Electroingeniería, led by Osvaldo Acosta and Gerardo Ferreyra.[2] The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power station will have an installed capacity of 1,140 megawatts (1,530,000 hp).[3]

In July 2015 machines arrived in Santa Cruz for the construction of the dams.[4]

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