The Acaray 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 an ...

dam situated in Hernandarias, Paraguay. It has an electrical output of , supplying 3% of Paraguay's electricity demand.

HVDC-back-to-back station

The power plant's switchyard has a

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back-to-back station built by

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in 1981. It has a power rating of and an operating voltage of . It converts the electrical frequency from 50 hertz to 60 hertz to supply electricity to Brazil's

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, which operates at 60 Hz (Paraguay's power grid operates at a frequency of 50 hertz).

Culture

It is depicted in the 50 guaranies coin in Paraguay.

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HVDC-back-to-back station

Culture

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