Chavantes is a 414MW hydro power project. It is located on Paranapanema river/basin in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1959 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1970.

Project Type	Total Capacity (MW)	Active Capacity (MW)	Pipeline Capacity (MW)	Project Status	Project Location	Project Developer
Hydropower	414	414	–	Active	Sao Paulo, Brazil

Description

The project is currently owned by China Three Gorges Brasil Energia with a stake of 63%.

Chavantes is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 9,400 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 76m.

The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines.

Development Status

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The project construction commenced in 1959 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1970.

Contractors Involved

The electric generators for the project were procured from GE Renewable Energy and Toshiba.

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