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: “Presa principal Complejo Hidroeléctrico Rio Grande” and “Rio Grande Hydroelectric Complex”
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. It is located 115 km from the provincial capital in the Sierras de Córdoba region, 20 miles from Santa Rosa de Calamuchita, by Provincial Routes RP 5 and RP 23. 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-32.22528° or 32° 13′ 31″ southLongitude
-64.63851° or 64° 38′ 19″ westInception
1973Height
104 metres (341 feet)Operator
Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC)Open location code
47VQQ9F6+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 215309255OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q8348759
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Satellite Map
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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 Bokmål: “Río Grande vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Rio Grande vannkraftverk”
- Persian: “مجموعه برق آبی ریو گرانده”
- Spanish: “Complejo Hidroelectrico Rio Grande”
- Spanish: “Complejo Hidroelectrico Río Grande”
- Spanish: “Complejo Hidroeléctrico Rio Grande”
- Spanish: “Complejo hidroeléctrico Río Grande”
- Spanish: “Complejo Hidroeléctrico Río Grande”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Ріо-Гранде”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Central Hidroeléctrica Río Grande and Central Hidroeléctrica en caverna.
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