Bemposta Dam | |
Name Official: | Barragem de Bemposta |
Location Map: | Portugal |
Coordinates: | 41.3009°N -6.4699°W |
Dam Crosses: | Douro |
Location: | municipality Mogadouro, Bragança District, Portugal |
Status: | O |
Dam Type: | Concrete arch dam |
Dam Length: | 297m (974feet) |
Dam Height: | 87m (285feet) |
Dam Width Crest: | 3.5m (11.5feet) |
Dam Volume: | 316000m2 |
Spillway Type: | Over the dam |
Spillway Capacity: | 11,500 m³ |
Construction Began: | 1957 |
Opening: | 1964 |
Owner: | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
Res Capacity Total: | 129000000m2 |
Res Capacity Active: | 20000000m2 |
Res Surface: | 4.05km2 |
Plant Commission: | Bemposta I: 1964 Bemposta II: 2011 |
Plant Operator: | Energias de Portugal |
Plant Turbines: | Bemposta I: 3 x 79.5 MW Francis-type Bemposta II: 191 MW Francis-type |
Plant Capacity: | Bemposta I: 240 MW Bemposta II: 191 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | Bemposta I: 924.1 GWh Bemposta II: 134 GWh |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | Bemposta I: 71m (233feet) (max) Bemposta II: 65m (213feet) (static) |
Bemposta Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Bemposta|links=no) is a concrete arch dam on the Douro, where the river forms the national border line between Spain and Portugal. It is located in the municipality Mogadouro, in Bragança District, Portugal.
Construction of the dam began in 1957. The dam was completed in 1964. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE).
Bemposta Dam is an 87adj=midNaNadj=mid (height above foundation) and 297adj=midNaNadj=mid arch dam with a crest altitude of 408 m. The volume of the dam is 316,000 m³. The dam contains four crest spillways (maximum discharge 11,500 m³/s) and one bottom outlet (maximum discharge 200 m³/s).
At full reservoir level of 402 metres the reservoir of the dam (Portuguese: Albufeira da Barragem de Bemposta|links=no) has a surface area of 4.05 km2 and its total capacity is 129 mio. m³ (active capacity 20 mio. m³).
The power plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station. It is owned by CPPE, but operated by EDP.
Bemposta I has a nameplate capacity of 240 (210)MW. Its average annual generation is 924.1 (918, 1,034 or 1,086) GWh.
The power station contains three Francis turbine-generators with 79.5 (70) MW each in an underground powerhouse. The turbine rotation is 150 rpm. The minimum hydraulic head is 59 m, the maximum 71 m. Maximum flow per turbine is 152 m³/s.
In January 2008 construction began on the Bemposta II power plant. In December 2011 work on an additional underground powerhouse was completed and a further Francis turbine with a 191 MW capacity went online. Its average annual generation is 134 GWh.