Itaipu: never underestimate the Latins. [Paraguay/Brazil binational project] (in English and Spanish)
The Itaipu hydroelectric project, a joint effort of Brazil and Paraguay (with a cost of US $16 to 18 billion), will be finished in December 1989. The project is situated on the Parana River, 14 km beyond the Puente de da Amistad (Friendship Bridge), which connects the city Presidente Stroessner, in Paraguay, with Foz do Iguacu, in Brazil. It is considered today not only the biggest hydroelectric plant in the world, but also a great socio-economic boom in the making. Itaipu will add a total of 12.6-million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of hydroelectricity to the region, an equivalent of 600,000 barrels of oil daily (b/d). This issue of Energy Detente reviews the progress of Itaipu. Also appearing in this issue is the fuel price/tax series and the principal industrial fuel prices for April 1983 for countries of the Eastern Hemisphere.
- OSTI ID:
- 6396586
- Journal Information:
- Energy Detente; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Detente; (United States) Vol. 4:7; ISSN EDETD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English and Spanish
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