The Paute Dam, also known as the Daniel Palacios Dam and the Amaluza Dam, is a

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...

dam in Ecuador. It is located on the

Paute River The Paute River is a river of Ecuador. It is a tributary of the Santiago River, which is a tributary of the Amazon River. The Paute Dam is located on the river. See also *List of rivers of Ecuador The rivers of Ecuador are an important part of ...

, from Cuenca. After the privatization of power generation that began in 1996 under the government of Sixto Durán Ballén, the dam passed into the hands of the company Hidropaute SA and then returned to state ownership during the government of Rafael Correa when Hidropaute became part of the Ecuador Electricity Corporation (''Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador'', CELEC). Paute was constructed between 1976 and 1983 on the Paute River and designed on the premise that it would be erected upstream of the

Mazar Dam The Mazar Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Paute River Cañar Province, Ecuador. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it is located directly upstream of the Paute Dam The Paute Dam, also known as the Daniel Pal ...

. The Paute Dam's supports to Molina Power Station. In late 2009, low water levels at the dam were the primary cause of an electricity crisis in Ecuador.

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