Information about the undertaking
Location: the Serra do Facão Hydroelectric Power Plant is located on the São Marcos River, in the sub-basin of the Paranaíba Rover and the Paraná River basin.
Distance from the mouth of the Paranaíba River: 55 km.
Municipalities on the right bank: Catalão, Campo Alegre de Goiás, Ipameri and Cristalina, all in the State of Goiás.
Municipalities on the left bank: Davinópolis and Catalão, both in Goiás, and Paracatu, in Minas Gerais.
Start of construction work: February 15, 2007.
Current stage of the work: all installations are almost concluded. Commissioning phase.

Reservoir
Length: 60 km. in a straight line.
Perimeter: 1,357 km.
Volume of the reservoir: 5,277,000,000 m3
Average depth: 24 m.
Length of time to fill: 6 months.
Flooded areas: 218.84 km2.
Working life: 100 years.

Dam
Structure type/material: roller-compacted concrete/junction on the abutments.
Total length of the crest: 600 m.
Max. Height: 87 m.

Overflow system
Type: surface spillway.
Project outflow: 2684 m3 per sec.
Number of spans: 2.
Sluice gates: segment type.
Width of the sluice gates:11.20 m.
Height of the sluice gates: 15 m.

Intake system
Water intake: gravity-fed by penstock.
Sluice gates: wheel-mounted.
Width of the sluice gates: 5.5 m.
Height of the sluice gates: 6.5 m.

Energy
Power output of the plant: 210 Megawatts.
Firm power (guaranteed): 182.4 Megawatts average.
Max. gross head: 81.93 m.