Hidroituango hydroelectric project

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The Hidroituango hydroelectric project is a major dam and power plant development in Colombia, designed to be the country’s largest source of hydroelectric energy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam project ⓘ
hydroelectric power plant project ⓘ
associatedCity Medellín ⓘ
constructionMethod underground powerhouse ⓘ
constructionStartDate 2009 ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
damType concrete-faced rockfill dam ⓘ
designedCapacity 2400 MW ⓘ
developer EPM ⓘ
Empresas Públicas de Medellín ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
expectedRole major contributor to Colombia’s electricity grid ⓘ
expectedToBeLargestHydroelectricSourceIn Colombia ⓘ
facedIssue 2018 emergency due to dam instability ⓘ
construction delays ⓘ
cost overruns ⓘ
landslide risk ⓘ
financedBy Inter-American Development Bank ⓘ
local and international banks ⓘ
firstUnitCommissioningDate 2022 ⓘ
governedBy Government of Antioquia ⓘ
Republic of Colombia ⓘ
linked to: Colombia
hasComponent powerhouse ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ
spillway ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalImpact displacement of local communities ⓘ
impact on Cauca River ecosystems ⓘ
hasRisk downstream flooding in case of failure ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Antioquia Department ⓘ
Ituango ⓘ
locatedNear municipality of Briceño ⓘ
municipality of Ituango ⓘ
municipality of San Andrés de Cuerquia ⓘ
municipality of Toledo ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Cauca River ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 8 ⓘ
officialName Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Ituango ⓘ
owner EPM ⓘ
Empresas Públicas de Medellín ⓘ
partOf Colombian National Interconnected System ⓘ
purpose electricity generation ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power supply for Colombia ⓘ
regulator National Authority of Environmental Licenses of Colombia ⓘ
riverBasin Magdalena–Cauca basin ⓘ
sector energy ⓘ
status partially operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ

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Antioquia Department → hasSignificantInfrastructure → Hidroituango hydroelectric project ⓘ
Hidroituango hydroelectric project → officialName → Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Ituango ⓘ
linked to: Hidroituango hydroelectric project
Ituango → hasMajorProject → Hidroituango hydroelectric project ⓘ
Empresas Públicas de Medellín → majorProject → Hidroituango hydroelectric project ⓘ
municipality of Briceño → hasInfrastructureNearby → Hidroituango hydroelectric project ⓘ