Furnas is a 1,216MW hydro power project. It is located on Grande river/basin in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1958 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1963.

Project Type	Total Capacity (MW)	Active Capacity (MW)	Pipeline Capacity (MW)	Project Status	Project Location	Project Developer
Hydropower	1,216	1,216	–	Active	Minas Gerais, Brazil

Description

The project is currently owned by Furnas Centrais Eletricas with a stake of 100%.

Furnas is a reservoir based project. Furnas underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 2013.

The hydro power project consists of 7 turbines, each with 152MW nameplate capacity.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1958 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1963.

Contractors Involved

The electric generators for the project were procured from Canadian General Electric and Siemens.

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