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Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 12:12:43 +0000 (GMT)
From: Paulo Petryp - CPBA <petryp at cr-am.rnp.br>
To: NIA-net posting address <nia-net at cr-am.rnp.br>
Subject: [nia-net] RE: in the age of the large amazon lake
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English translation by myself.
RE : New Hydrodams planed for the Brazilian Amazon
Source: Ministerio de Minas e Energia, Departamento Nacional de=20
Aguas e Energia Eletrica (DNAEE), june 1997
Until the year 2001, 21 dams, 13 of which with capacity of more than 450=20
MW, including the gigantic Belo Monte (fromer Cararao) in the Xingu, will b=
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bidded in Amazonia. They are among the 116 large dams planed as concession =
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Brazil until 2004.
1- Projects in final stage:=20
Serra da Mesa (R. Tocantins, 1293 MW, closed in OCT.96.
2- Dams to be bidded (private concession or private/public join venture):
Guapor=E9 (R. Guapor=E9, 42 MW, est. $37 millions, concession to
=09Minera=E7=E3o Santa Elina approoved 1995)
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Lajeado (R. Tocantins, 800 MW, est. $722 millions, 1997)
Cana Brava (R. Tocantins, 450 MW, est. $500 millions, 1997)
Manoel Jos=E9 (R. Erepecuru, 163 MW, est. $196 millions, pre-studies
=09in progress by Andrade Gutierrez, 1999)
Belo Monte (R. Xingu, 11.000 MW, est. $7.5 billions, 1999)
Santa Isabel (R. Araguaia, 1.300 MW, est. $1.5 billions, 1999)
Couto Magalh=E3es (R. Araguaia, 200 MW, est. $486 millions, 1999)
Serra Quebrada (R. Tocantins, 1.328 MW, est. $1.5 billions, 1999)
Itacai=FAnas (R. Itacai=FAnas, 182.5 MW, est. $220 million, pre-studies
=09in progress by Cia. Vale do Rio Doce, 2000)
Cachoeira Porteira (R. Trombetas, 714 MW, est. $1.2 billions, 2000)
Estreito (R. Tocantins, 1.000 MW, est. $1.039 millions, 2000)
Peixes (R. Tocantins, 1.106 MW, est. $805 millions, 2000)
Ipueiras (R. Tocantins, 600 MW, est. $697 millions, 2001)
Barra do Peixe (R. Araguaia, 450 MW, est. $1.143 billions, 2001)
Ji-Paran=E1 (R. Ji-Paran=E1, 512 MW, est. $812 millions, 2001)
Teles Pires (R. Teles Pires, 1.500 MW, est. $2.25 billions, 2001)
3. Approved studies for new dams in Amazonia:
Tucurui (R. Tocantins River, installation of additional 4.125 MW,
studies carried out by Eletronorte)
Isamu Ikedu (R. Das Balsas River, 27,6 MW, studies carried out by CELTINS)
Parauapebas (R. Parauapebas, 128 MW, studies carried out by Cia.
Vale do Rio Doce)
Treze Quedas (R. Erepecuru River, 168 MW, studies carried out by
Andrade Gutierrez)
Comments:
=09There is only one thing that can be said about all the above:
If the Balbina empirical example has any grasp on reality, the fish fauna=
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is going to hell in a hand basket before we even have the slightest idea wh=
at=20
is out there ! Does anyone of you care about it ???
Best Fishes,
Figure 1- Tambaqui feeding on fruits from the flooded forest
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