Gouvães Dam
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Official nameBarragem de Gouvães
CountryPortugal
Locationmunicipality Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real District
| Gouvães Dam | |
|---|---|
  Gouvães Dam Location of Gouvães Dam in Portugal | |
| Official name | Barragem de Gouvães |
| Country | Portugal |
| Location | municipality Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real District |
| Coordinates | 41°29′39″N 7°43′38″W / 41.49417°N 7.72722°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 2022 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Torno River |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 880 MW (1,180,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 1468 Gwh |
Gouvães Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Gouvães) is a rockfield dam on the Torno River. It is located in the municipality Vila Pouca de Aguiar, in Vila Real District, Portugal and it is part of the wider Tâmega Electricity-Generating Group formed of three dams and three plants[1]
Iberdrola signed a 70-year concession with the Government of Portugal in July 2014 for the design, construction and operation of three projects: Alto Tâmega, Daivões and Gouvães dams.[2]
Construction of the dam completed in July 2022.[3]
Gouvães Dam is 35 metres (115 ft) tall.[4]
Reservoir
The reservoir surface area for the dam has 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi).[4]
