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Vilar Dam

Coordinates: 40°59′12.5″N 7°32′7.9″W / 40.986806°N 7.535528°W / 40.986806; -7.535528
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Great Vilar Dam
Vilar Dam is located in Portugal
Vilar Dam
Location of Great Vilar Dam in Portugal
Official nameBarragem de Vilar
CountryPortugal
Locationmunicipality Tabuaço, Viseu District
Coordinates40°59′12.5″N 7°32′7.9″W / 40.986806°N 7.535528°W / 40.986806; -7.535528
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1958
Opening date1965
Owner(s)Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade
Operator(s)Energias de Portugal
Dam and spillways
Type of damRockfill embankment dam
ImpoundsTávora
Height (foundation)58 m (190 ft)
Height (thalweg)55 m (180 ft)
Length240 m (790 ft)
Elevation at crest555 m (1,821 ft)
Width (crest)5.2 m (17 ft)
Dam volume300,000 m3 (11,000,000 cu ft)
Spillway typeChute spillway
Spillway capacity500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity99,750,000 m3 (80,870 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity95,270,000 m3 (77,240 acre⋅ft)
Surface area6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Normal elevation552 m (1,811 ft)
Operator(s)Energias de Portugal
Commission date1965
Hydraulic head461 m (1,512 ft) (max)
Turbines2 x 32.65 MW Pelton-type
Installed capacity58 MW
Annual generation137.6 GWh

Vilar Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Vilar, also known as Barragem de Vilar-Tabuaço) is an embankment dam on the Távora, a left (southern) tributary of the Douro. It is located in the municipality Tabuaço, in Viseu District, Portugal.

Construction of the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1965. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE) and is used for power generation.[1]

Dam

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Vilar Dam is a 58 m tall (height above foundation) and 240 m long rockfill embankment dam with a crest altitude of 555 m. The upstream facing of the dam is made of concrete. The volume of the dam is 300,000 m³. The chute spillway with 2 radial gates is located at the right side of the dam. The maximum discharge is 500 m³/s. There is also a bottom outlet.[1]

Reservoir

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At full reservoir level of 552 m the reservoir of the dam has a surface area of 6.7km² and a total capacity of 99.75 mio. m³. The active capacity is 95.27 (95.3[2] or 96[3]) mio. m³.[1] With the 95.3 mio. m³ of water 115.6 GWh can be produced.[2]

Power plant

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The hydroelectric power plant was commissioned in 1965.[2][3][4][5] It is operated by EDP. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 58[2][4] (64)[1][3][5] MW. Its average annual generation is 137.6[2] (123[4] or 148[1][3][5]) GWh.

The power station contains 2 Pelton turbine-generators (vertical shaft) with 32.65 MW (40 MVA) in an underground powerhouse 350[5] m below the surface, located 15.6[4] km from the dam. The turbine rotation is 500 rpm. The minimum hydraulic head is 432.5 m, and the maximum 461 m. Maximum flow per turbine is 9 m³/s.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "VILAR DAM". APA Barragens de Portugal. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Vilar Informação Técnica" (in Portuguese). Energias de Portugal. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  3. ^ a b c d "Hidroelectricidade em Portugal memória e desafio" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Rede Eléctrica Nacional, S.A. p. 30 (28). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  4. ^ a b c d "DECLARAÇÃO AMBIENTAL 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Energias de Portugal. pp. 30–31 (28–29). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  5. ^ a b c d "Vilar-Tabuaco Hydroelectric Power Plant Portugal". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2015-03-24.