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Guri Dam

Sector: Hydro • Location: Venezuela

Source: Zee News

Project
Completed

Venezuela’s Guri dam, completed in 1986, rises 162 metres and oversees a reservoir covering around 4,000 square kilometres. With 20 turbines, it provides more than one-third of Venezuela’s electricity and helps manage floods across the region. Despite challenges from droughts and underinvestment, it remains a key hydroelectric site in the Americas.

Status
Closed
Sector
Hydro, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
Venezuela
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Zee News

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The project “Guri Dam” is an infrastructure initiative in the Hydro sector, located in Venezuela. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Zee News.

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Venezuela’s Guri dam, completed in 1986, rises 162 metres and oversees a reservoir covering around 4,000 square kilometres. With 20 turbines, it provides more than one-third of Venezuela’s electricity and helps manage floods across the region. Despite challenges from droughts and underinvestment, it remains a key hydroelectric site in the Americas.

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Energy

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Venezuela

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Hydro, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT)

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2025-12-03

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