Río Grande Hydroelectric Complex

The Río Grande Hydroelectric Complex is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in the Calamuchita Department of Córdoba Province, Argentina. The complex consists of two dams and a power station in the Cerro Pelado Valley.

Photo: Marcelo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Dam
Description: pumped-storage power station in Argentina
Also known as: “Complejo Hidroelectrico Rio Grande”, “Complejo Hidroelectrico Río Grande”, “Complejo Hidroeléctrico Rio Grande”, “Presa principal Complejo Hidroeléctrico Rio Grande”, “Rio Grande Hydroelectric Complex”, and “Río Grande vannkraftverk”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villa Amancay and Amboy.

Villa Amancay

Village

Photo: Arianza1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Villa Amancay is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Río Grande Hydroelectric Complex.

Amboy

Village

Photo: ANDY ABIR ALAN, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Amboy is a village and commune in the Calamuchita Department in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Amboy is situated 8 km northeast of Río Grande Hydroelectric Complex.

Río Grande Hydroelectric Complex

Categories: hydroelectric power station and pumped-storage power station
Location: Calamuchita Department, Córdoba, Pampas, Argentina, South America
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Latitude

-32.22528° or 32° 13′ 31″ south

Longitude

-64.63851° or 64° 38′ 19″ west

Established

1973

Height

104 metres (341 feet)

Operator

Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC)

Open location code

47VQQ9F6+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 215309255

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q8348759

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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Río Grande Hydroelectric Complex” goes by many names.

German: “Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Río Grande”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Rio Grande vannkraftverk”
Norwegian: “Rio Grande vannkraftverk”
Persian: “مجموعه برق آبی ریو گرانده”
Spanish: “Complejo hidroeléctrico Río Grande”
Spanish: “Complejo Hidroeléctrico Río Grande”
Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Ріо-Гранде”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Central Hidroeléctrica Río Grande and Central Hidroeléctrica en caverna.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Toma de Agua para turbinar and Estación Transformadora Río Grande.

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