Itaipu Binacional

November 16, 2022 | 10:00 AM CST

Interview: Hydropower is the best option among renewable energy sources

Working at one of the world’s largest hydroelectric power plants provides Juliano Couto Portela with a unique perspective on the importance of hydropower as a global electricity source and as the “best” of the renewable generation options. Portela is a senior engineer with Itaipu Binacional in Brazil, which, together with personnel in Paraguay, operates the 14 GW Itaipu hydro plant

The Board of Directors of ITAIPU Binacional approved the ITAIPU Binational Strategic Plan for the period 2023 to 2027 to define the objectives, policies, fundamental guidelines and business strategies of the entity, which operates the 14 GW Itaipu hydro project. The Itaipu project is located on Parana River and is shared by Brazil and Paraguay. BNamericas reported that to fulfill

For the third consecutive year, Itaipu Binacional is on track to break its own productivity record at the 14 GW Itaipu hydro plant. The Itaipu plant, on the Parana River, is shared by Brazil and Paraguay. The hydroelectric plant was expected to close 2021 with 1.098 MW produced for each cubic meter of water flow per second (MW avg/m³/s), the highest

Itaipu Binacional, operator of the 14-GW Itaipu hydroelectric plant on the Brazil-Paraguay border, has resumed the procurement process for the US$660 million technological revamp of the project. According to BNamericas, the call for the 14-year modernization project was suspended in April due to COVID-19. Itaipu, on the Parana River, is the world’s second largest hydropower plant, behind China Three Gorges

Itaipu Binacional opens bidding for “digital revamp” of 14-GW Itaipu hydro plant

Itaipu Binacional, operator of the 14-GW Itaipu hydro plant on the Brazil-Paraguay border, has launched bidding as part of the dam’s technological overhaul. According to BNamericas, the public tender is divided into three packages and covers the supply of equipment and materials, works, services and training. Itaipu Binacional expects that about US$660 million will be invested during the 14-year digital

Controversial agreement suspended between Brazil, Paraguay over 14-GW Itaipu hydroelectric plant

The governments of Brazil and Paraguay have suspended a controversial agreement related to the 14-GW Itaipu hydroelectric plant….

Torino named executive technical director of Itaipu Binacional

Celso Villar Torino has been named executive technical director of Itaipu Binacional, the company that owns and operates the 14-GW Itaipu hydropower project on …

GE to start modernization of 14-GW Itaipu hydro power plant

Itaipu Binacional has chosen the GE consortium, established by GE Power and CIE Sociedad Anonima, to provide electrical equipment for the early stages of the mo…

Itaipu welcomes heavy rains as Brazil’s drought continues

Heavy rains along its western border are giving Brazil’s Itaipu plant a boost in its power production just when the South American country needs it most….

Itaipu hydropower plant to undergo 10-year controls overhaul

Fresh off setting a new world record for annual power generation, operator Itaipu Binacional has announced a 10-year plan to upgrade plan that will further incr…

Itaipu becomes first hydropower plant to break 100 TWh mark

After breaking its own annual generation record earlier in December, Brazil’s 14-GW Itaipu hydroelectric plant rewrote history again by breaking the 100 TW…

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The 14-GW Itaipu hydro plant has broken its own annual generation record, surpassing its 2013 yearly output record of 98.6 TWh on Dec. 16….

Itaipu hydro production surpasses Three Gorges in 2015

According to the Cihan News Agency, annual electricity production from the Itaipu hydro project surpassed that of Three Gorges in 2015….

Itaipu Binacional HPP is the world’s largest generator of renewable clean energy that broke its own world record of power production for two consecutive y…

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