The Condor Cliff Dam, formerly known as Néstor Kirchner Dam, is a
concrete-face rock-fill dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, ...
being built on the
Santa Cruz River about west of
in
Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It was renamed after the former president
Néstor Kirchner, born in Santa Cruz. A consortium led by China's
Gezhouba Group
China Gezhouba Group Company Limited () is a Chinese construction and engineering company based in Wuhan, Hubei. As of 2014, the company is the 33rd largest contractor by revenue in the world. The major shareholder of the company (40.8%) is state ...
was awarded the contract to build the Néstor Kirchner Dam and
Jorge Cepernic Dam downstream in August 2013. The consortium will also fund the construction. Both dams are expected to cost nearly US$4.8 billion. It will be built by the firm ''Electroingeniería'', led by Osvaldo Acosta and Gerardo Ferreyra. The primary purpose of the dam is
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 ...
power generation and its power station will have an installed capacity of .
In July 2015 machines arrived in Santa Cruz for the construction of the dams.
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