Country Argentina Status Under construction Construction began July 2015 | Purpose Power Impounds Santa Cruz River Impound Santa Cruz River | |
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Location Puerto Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Province Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill Province Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Similar Piedra del Águila Dam, El Chocón Dam, Garabí Dam, Alicurá Dam, Yacyretá Dam | ||
The Néstor Kirchner Dam, formerly known as Condor Cliffs Dam, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam being built on the Santa Cruz River about 180 km (110 mi) west of Puerto Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is named after the former president Néstor Kirchner, born in Santa Cruz. A consortium led by China's Gezhouba Group 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 power generation and its power station will have an installed capacity of 1,140 megawatts (1,530,000 hp).
Map of N%C3%A9stor Kirchner Dam, Santa Cruz, Argentina
In July 2015 machines arrived in Santa Cruz for the construction of the dams.