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The Yacyretá Dam or Jasyretâ-Apipé Hydroelectric Power Station (from Guaraní jasy retã, "land of the moon") is a dam and hydroelectric power plant built over the waterfalls of Jasyretâ-Apipé in the Paraná River, between the Paraguayan City of Ayolas and the Argentine Province of Corrientes. The dam is named for Yacyretá Island just upstream, much of which the dam submerged. The word "Yacyreta" is the Hispanicized spelling of the original Guaraní term Jasyretâ. [citation needed]

Yacyretá Dam
View of the dam from down-river
Location of dam on Paraguay/Argentina Frontier
Official nameJasyretâ-Apipé Hydroelectric Power Station
CountryParaguay/Argentina
Coordinates27°28′57.68″S 56°43′29.95″W
StatusIn use
Construction began1983
Opening date1994
Construction cost$15 billion
Dam and spillways
Spillway typeService, gate-controlled
Spillway capacity55,000 m3/s (1,900,000 cu ft/s)
Power Station
Commission date1994–1998, 2011
Hydraulic head22 m (72 ft)
Turbines20 × 155 MW (208,000 hp) Kaplan turbines
Installed capacity3,100 MW (4,200,000 hp) (final design)
Annual generation20.091 TWh (72.33 PJ)[1][2]

The dam is 808 metres (2,651 ft) long, and its installed equipment has a maximum power output of 3,100 megawatts (4,200,000 hp), with a record maximum annual power output of 20.091 TWh (72.33 PJ) achieved in year 2012,[1][2] and a maximum water flow rate of 55,000 cubic meters per second.[3] Until February 2011, its reservoir was seven meters below its planned water level, only allowing it to operate at 60% capacity.[3]

The project generated controversy and criticism during its planning and construction because of the effects it had on local ecology, particularly the flooding of a unique environment[3] causing the extinction in the wild of several species.[4] The financial management of the project also garnered criticism, as it greatly exceeded its original budget, ultimately costing more than $11 billion.

In 2014 Paraguay consumed almost 5 percent of its share of Yacyreta's production, exporting the rest to Argentina.[5]

The Yacyreta Dam is managed by the Yacyreta Bi-National Entity, established by treaty between the two countries.[6]


Geography


Yacyreta is located 260 kilometres (160 mi) southeast of Asunción. It is located in the region of a city called Ayolas, 100 kilometres (62 mi) downstream from Encarnación and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from the rapids of Apipé. The main dam is near the islands Jasyretâ and Talavera.


Chronology


Generator hall
Generator hall

The initial protocol to determine the use of the waterfalls was signed on February 1, 1925, in the United States. However, it was not until January 1958 that the Technical Argentine-Paraguayan Commission was created to undertake technical studies of uses of the river. The studies were presented on December 3, 1973, in Asunción and the Treaty of Yasyreta was signed; both countries compromised to embark together in the construction. For that the Bi-National Organization Yasyreta was founded. Each state would share jurisdiction and responsibility for executing studies and projects related to the dam.

The construction started on December 3, 1983; on April 26, 1989, agreements were signed that defined the definitive plans for the protection of the valleys and streams to the right side of the river (Paraguay). In June of the same year the main branch of the river was closed and on May 19, the other branch, Aña Kuá, was also closed. On June 1, 1993, the navigational ship lock was opened, and on September 2, 1994, the first hydroelectric Kaplan turbine began operation. The 20 programmed units functioned for the first time together on July 7, 1998.


Construction


In addition to the dam, a barrage of materials 65 kilometres (40 mi) long closes both arms of the river divided by the island Jasyretâ; the hydroelectric dam is in part located over this. Both extremes are settled in the Argentine coast, in the locality of Rincón Santa María and in the Paraguayan coast, near the city of San Cosme y Damián. The artificial lake formed by the dam rises 21 metres (69 ft) above the original level and covers 1,600 square kilometres (620 sq mi).

Each branch has a slope. The turbines are in the main branch, in a slope with eighteen gates that allow a maximum flow of 55,000 cubic meters per second. The other branch of the river has sixteen more gates with a capacity for another 40,000 cubic meters per second.

A ship lock excavated in the basaltic layer[clarification needed] allows passage of boats with draft up to 12 feet (3.6 m). A fish ladder, designed after the ecological studies proved that the presence of the dam inhibited the reproduction of certain migratory species of the Paraná River, especially the dorado and surubí, allows fish that swim upstream to cover the 25-meter difference to spawn in the Alto Paraná.

The machine house is 70 meters high. The waterfall, currently 15 meters high, has an average volume of 8,000 cubic meters per second that pass through the turbines and produce energy continuously. For comparison, the falls of Iguazú are 70 meters high, with a volume of 1,750 cubic meters per second.


Population and ecological impact


Flood gate for fish
Flood gate for fish

The lake created by the dam displaced 40,000 people. The elevation of the water level also affected the road infrastructure and sewage of the region in a way that many studies undertaken prior to construction of the dam did not take into account [citation needed]; independent research later confirmed that the census of INDEC in 1990 was altered to reduce the amount of money the Yacyreta Organization would have to pay to compensate the people displaced.

Ecologically, the construction of the dam most greatly affected the environment of the region in three ways. Firstly, it altered aquatic habitats via the elevation of the water level and the flooding of previously dry areas, which produced chemical changes in the water, including a drop in water oxygen levels.[3] Besides, the alteration of the streams of water affected the dynamics of the floating vegetation that in the system Iberá is the habitat of many endemic species. The more calm water behind the dam has also allowed the spread of waterborne diseases and disease vectors, such as schistosomiasis, dengue fever and malaria.

The structure and composition of the productive activities of the primary sector, that in addition to the direct flooding also modifies the level of humidity of thousand of hectares destined to agriculture and the exploit of wood, thousands of cattle were lost in the process of formation of the lake.

Destruction of the habitat submerged by the dam could cause great loss of biodiversity. Numerous protected species have been affected in one of the few spaces in which they survive in Paraguay and Argentina, including pampas deer, capybara, certain water birds and yacare caiman. The consequences for the fish population of Paraná have been very severe, causing a large drop in the volume of some species, especially when the dam was first constructed.[3] Aquatic invertebrates also declined. For example, among four Aylacostoma aquatic snails restricted to the area, two became extinct, one extinct in the wild, and the final is seriously threatened.[7][4] The construction of the system of elevators helped reduce this effect [citation needed].


Current state


Transmission towers
Transmission towers

Before February 2011, the water level was 76 metres (249 ft) above sea level, 7 metres (23 ft) less than planned. This caused the hydroelectric component of the dam to operate at only 60% of its capacity. The water level was raised, bringing it to 83 metres (272 ft) above sea level and covering another 1,650 square kilometres (640 sq mi) of land surface, affecting more than 50,000 people. This brought the installed capacity to its final design of 3,100 MW and the annual generation to about 20,000 GWh.[8][9][10]

The plan to finish the Yacyretá project included:

Problems with transmission lines for the Yacyretá Dam caused, it has been claimed, a power outage on June 16, 2019, that lasted most of the day and which may have affected 44 million residents of Argentina and others in Paraguay and Uruguay. Investigations were launched to determine the cause of the outage.[11]



To ease navigation a ship lock was built in the locality of Santa María in the Argentine side. This has a length of 270 meters, and width of 27 meters and a depth of 5 meters, which allows the passage of 12-foot draft boats.


Tourism


The area has an abundant fauna and there are areas for fishing. Fishing is regulated to protect and maintain fish populations, requiring fishing permits that can be obtained in the regional Office of Fishing.

Even though the hydroelectric power station produces a relatively low amount of contaminants[citation needed], the Bi-National Organization has set aside areas for the preservation and recuperation of the local flora and fauna, trying to reduce the consequences of the construction. From flooding, 11,000 animals from 110 different species were relocated. Currently, the Organization has a protected area of about 58,000 hectares, with plans for an eventual increase to 187,000 hectares [citation needed]. There is a centre for visitors and a track of 2,500 meters called "Akuti po’i" that serves to take guided tours. There are several hotels to stay in when visiting the place, such as the Hotel Nacional de Turismo and the Jasyretâ Apart Hotel.


See also



Notes


  1. "Yacyretá supera la generación media prevista". Secretaría de Comunicación Pública de la Presidencia de la Nación Argentina. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. "Yacyretá alcanzó récord energético". Diario Época (newspaper from Corrientes, Argentina). 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. "Data on the Yacyretâ dam". European Rivers Network. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  4. Vogler, Beltramino, Strong & Rumi (2015). A phylogeographical perspective on the ex situ conservation of Aylacostoma (Thiaridae, Gastropoda) from the High Paraná River (Argentina–Paraguay). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174(3): 487-499.
  5. "Revelan cifra que usará Argentina para revisión del tratado de Yacyretá". Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. "Incentives for Business Between Paraguay and Argentina". BizLatin Hub. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  7. Vogler (2013). The Radula of the Extinct Freshwater Snail Aylacostoma stigmatism(Caenofastropoda: Thiaridae) from Argentina and Paraguay. Malacologia 56 (1-2): 329-332.
  8. Kerr, Juliette (25 February 2011). "Argentine and Paraguayan Presidents to Inaugurate Completion of Key Hydroelectric Project". Global Insight. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  9. Udall, Lori. "World Bank Inspection Panel" (PDF). World Commission on Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  10. "Argentina, Paraguay celebrate Yacyreta dam completion" ((Google cache)). ADPnews. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  11. Nordrum, Amy (2019-06-18). "Hunt for cause of massive South America power outage begins". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 2020-11-04.

References





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[de] Yacyretá

Die Entidad Binacional Yacyretá (Binationale Körperschaft Yacyretá; von Guaraní: jasy retã ‚Land des Mondes‘) ist ein Staudamm und ein Wasserkraftwerk am Paraná, an der Grenze zwischen Paraguay und Argentinien. Die Entidad Binacional Yacyretá liegt bei der paraguayischen Stadt Ayolas 35 km westlich der argentinischen Stadt Posadas und 200 km östlich von Corrientes bei den Apipé-Wasserfällen. Der Damm dient auch der Hochwasserregulierung.
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[ru] Ясирета

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