Pocinho Dam
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| Pocinho Dam | |
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  Pocinho Dam Location of Pocinho Dam in Portugal | |
| Official name | Barragem do Pocinho |
| Country | Portugal |
| Location | municipality Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda District |
| Coordinates | 41°8′3.5″N 7°6′50.8″W / 41.134306°N 7.114111°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Opening date | 1982 |
| Owner | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
| Operator | Energias de Portugal |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam |
| Impounds | Douro |
| Height (foundation) | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Length | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
| Dam volume | 120,000 m3 (4,200,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Dam body |
| Spillway capacity | 15,000 m3/s (530,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 83,070,000 m3 (67,350 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 12,240,000 m3 (9,920 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 8.29 km2 (3.20 mi2) |
| Normal elevation | 125.5 m (412 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator | Energias de Portugal |
| Commission date | 1983 |
| Hydraulic head | 21.6 m (71 ft) (max) |
| Turbines | 3 x 57.6 MW Kaplan-type |
| Installed capacity | 186 MW |
| Annual generation | 408.4 GWh |
Pocinho Dam (Portuguese: Barragem do Pocinho) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Guarda and Bragança. It is located in the municipality Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in Guarda District, Portugal.
Construction of the dam began in 1974. The dam was completed in 1982. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE).[1]
Reservoir
Power plant
The run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant was commissioned in 1983[2][3] (1982).[4] It is operated by EDP. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 186[1][2][3][4][5] MW. Its average annual generation is 408.4[2] (406.2,[5] 530[3] or 534[1][4]) GWh.
The power station contains 3 Kaplan turbine-generators with 57.6 MW (62 MVA) each in a dam powerhouse located on the left side of the dam. The turbine rotation is 88.2 rpm. The minimum hydraulic head is 15.5 m, the maximum 21.6 m. Maximum flow per turbine is 390 m3/s.[2]
The turbines were provided by Kværner, the generators by ABB Group.[4]
