• The Jirau Dam is a rock-fill dam with an asphalt-concrete core, in the Madeira River in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The dam's hydroelectric power stations have 50 turbines each...
  • The Madeira River: Life Before the Dams tells the story of the people of Brazil and Bolivia affected by the construction of the Santo Antonio and Jirau dams...
  • Jirau hydroelectric power plant was constructed on the Madeira River, Brazil. Credit: PAC 2. ... Pouring of asphaltic core for the Jirau dam in progress.
  • Approximately 70 per cent of the tributary basin to the Jirau dam is located outside Brazilian territory, making sediment data monitoring difficult and the...
  • The communities of Jirau and Santo Antonio, where the dams would be built, launched the Viva Rio Madeira Vivo campaign and oppose the megaprojects that...
  • Brazil is home to many large and significant hydroelectric power plants, including Itaipu Dam, Belo Monte Dam, Tucuruí Dam, Ilha Solteira Dam, and Jirau Dam.
  • The Jirau Dam is a rock-fill dam with an asphalt-concrete core, currently under construction on the Madeira River in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
  • Commercial operation of the first 75 MW turbine of the Jirau hydro power project has been officially approved by the Brazilian Electricity Energy Regulatory Agency...
  • When it is completed in 2015, the Jirau hydroelectric dam will span 8km across the Madeira river and feature more giant turbines than any other dam in the...