Vilar Dam

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Great Vilar Dam
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Location of Great Vilar Dam in Portugal
Official nameBarragem de Vilar
Country Portugal
Locationmunicipality Tabuaço, Viseu District
Coordinates 40°59′12.5″N7°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 dam Rockfill embankment dam
Impounds Távora
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 head 461 m (1,512 ft) (max)
Turbines 2 x 32.65 MW Pelton-type
Installed capacity 58 MW
Annual generation 137.6 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.

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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

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

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

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]

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References

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