Treaty of Itaipu

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The Treaty of Itaipu is the 1973 bilateral agreement between Brazil and Paraguay that established the terms for constructing and jointly operating the Itaipu hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River.

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Treaty of Itaipu canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
amended agreements and notes exchanged between Brazil and Paraguay after 1973 ⓘ
appliesTo binational exploitation of shared water resources ⓘ
controversy criticisms in Paraguay over energy pricing and sovereignty ⓘ
debates over fairness of financial terms for Paraguay ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ
dateSigned 1973-04-26 ⓘ
defines debt repayment mechanisms for Itaipu construction costs ⓘ
energy pricing rules for Itaipu production ⓘ
legal framework for Itaipu Binacional ⓘ
ownership structure of Itaipu hydroelectric plant ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1974 ⓘ
establishes Itaipu Binacional ⓘ
linked to: Itaipu Dam
hasAnnex Itaipu financial and commercial annexes ⓘ
technical annexes on construction and operation ⓘ
hasEffect enabled construction of one of the world’s largest hydroelectric plants ⓘ
inForce true ⓘ
involvesInfrastructure Itaipu Dam ⓘ
Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant ⓘ
linked to: Itaipu Dam
language Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus binding international treaty ⓘ
locationSigned Brasília ⓘ
motivatedBy need to develop hydroelectric potential of Paraná River ⓘ
providesFor division of installed capacity between Brazil and Paraguay ⓘ
equal participation of Brazil and Paraguay in Itaipu Binacional ⓘ
joint management of Itaipu dam operations ⓘ
obligation of Brazil to purchase Paraguay’s unused energy quota ⓘ
region Brazil–Paraguay border ⓘ
relatedAgreement Act of Foz do Iguaçu ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of the River Plate Basin ⓘ
relatesTo Brazil–Paraguay relations ⓘ
border issues on the Paraná River ⓘ
hydroelectric power in South America ⓘ
replaced earlier understandings on utilization of Paraná River potential ⓘ
river Paraná River ⓘ
sector energy ⓘ
hydropower ⓘ
setsDuration long-term regime for Itaipu exploitation ⓘ
signatory Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Brazil

Republic of Paraguay ⓘ
linked to: Paraguay
subject construction of Itaipu hydroelectric dam ⓘ
financing of Itaipu project ⓘ
joint operation of Itaipu hydroelectric dam ⓘ
sharing of hydroelectric energy ⓘ
yearSigned 1973 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Itaipu Dam → foundingTreatyName → Treaty of Itaipu ⓘ
Brazil–Paraguay border → governedByTreaty → Treaty of Itaipu ⓘ