The world's largest power plant impresses with its size and structure. Located between Brazil and Paraguay, the Itaipu Binacional Damiis the result of the union of two peoples, technology, engineering. Giving new aspect to the region.
The artificial reservoir lake formed around in the Paraná Riverbed. It has a length of 170 km. Itis possible to observe the immensity of this lake when passing by the top of the dam or navigating in some of the circuits offered by the tourist complex. There are 20 turbines, which are the large white tubes that protrude perpendicularly from the huge concrete wall. The flow capacity of each one of these conduits is 690 m³ per second, exactly every of the average flow of the Iguassu Falls.