Sobradinho Dam
Dam in Bahia, Brazil
09°25′54″S 40°49′40″W / 9.43167°S 40.82778°W / -9.43167; -40.82778The Sobradinho Dam is a large hydroelectric dam built on the São Francisco River in Sobradinho, in the state of Bahia of Brazil. Completed in 1982, the dam generates power by utilizing six 175 megawatts (235,000 hp) Francis turbine-generators, totalling the installed capacity to 1,050 megawatts (1,410,000 hp).[1]
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