Mozambique: HCB holds technical exchange with Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant, in Brazil

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Mozambique: HCB holds technical exchange with Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant, in Brazil

2:47 CAT | 02 Aug 2024

Image: Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa

A team from the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Plant on July 30, 2024, held a technical exchange with the Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, with the aim of improving internal processes and seeking best practices in risk management, compliance and sustainability.

The delegation, composed of engineers Gerson Morais, Nico Savaio and Adelino Manuel, participated in technical presentations and took a guided tour of the hydroelectric plant’s main facilities.

The exchange, which was extremely enriching and allowed the identification of opportunities for improvement and the establishment of a strategic partnership with Itaipu for future projects, included a series of technical presentations and debates and a guided tour of the project’s main facilities, including the dam, the power plant, the control room and support buildings.

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Itaipu hydroelectric plant

The Itaipu hydroelectric plant is the largest hydroelectric plant in Brazil and the third largest in the world, after Three Gorges (with 22,400 MW) and Baihetan (16,000 MW), both in China.

The dam and power plant were built on the Paraná River, which forms the border between Brazil and Paraguay. It has 20 generator groups (10 on the Brazilian side and 10 on the Paraguayan side), distributed over a distance of one kilometre, with a power of 700 MW each, totalling an installed capacity of 14,000 MW.

It is the largest in the world in terms of accumulated production of renewable energy since its beginning of operation. The enterprise is binational, belonging to both Brazil and Paraguay, and has been managed jointly and equally since its creation in May, 1974.

Source: Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa / Media Release