How light is generated throughout venezuela

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· 09 Feb 2021

How light is generated throughout venezuela

The Guri reservoir is the largest reservoir in Venezuela and by extension and volume it is the second largest lake in the country, only surpassed by Lake Maracaibo. The Guri reservoir or lake is located in Bolívar state. Formed and delimited by the Guri dam, where the "Simón Bolívar" Hydroelectric Plant is located.

This hydroelectric system supplied by the Caroní river dammed in Lake Guri, is possible due to the volume of water stored, as well as the average flow of the Caroní-Paragua river system, which contributes an average of almost 5000 m³ / s, due to the intensity of rains in the upper basin of both rivers, where rainfall is higher than 3000 mm. Rainfall is intense between the months of May, June, July, August, September, October, December and January, while the low volume that the river contributes in the extreme dry season from February to April is offset by the damming of these waters in the Guri dam, which on average ensures a turbined volume of water for electricity generation of about 4800 m³ / s.

The Guri reservoir owes its origin to the construction of the Guri Dam on the Caroní River. The history of Guri begins with the National Electrification Plan of 1947, which began to be developed when Rómulo Betancourt was president of the Revolutionary Government Junta and ended during the government of Rómulo Gallegos (the first Venezuelan President elected by universal and direct vote), in what is known as the Adeco Triennium. The works began in 1963, being responsible for its execution the company (EDELCA) Electrificación del Caroní (now part of Corpoelec), a subsidiary of the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG). It began to function partially in 1968 and the works were completed in 1976.

This hydroelectric plant is the second largest in the Americas, and can be considered the first among those found in a single country, since the Itaipu is located between Brazil and Paraguay. The first power plant, with ten generating units and a total installed capacity of 2,065 MW, began commercial operation in 1978. In 1985 a second powerhouse was built to house another ten generating units of 730 MW each. As a result, the total capacity of the plant rose to 10,000 MW. The facility has three high voltage substations operating at 800 kV, 400 kV and 230 kV, all of them with a switch and a half configuration. The plant supplies the Venezuelan electricity market with an average of 45,000 GWh of energy. #history