Mazar Dam

Mazar Dam
Location of Mazar Dam in Ecuador
Country	Ecuador
Location	Cañar Province
Coordinates	2°35′31.71″S 78°37′03.58″W / 2.5921417°S 78.6176611°W / -2.5921417; -78.6176611
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	2004
Opening date	2010
Owner(s)	Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (CELEC)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds	Paute River
Height	166 m (545 ft)
Length	340 m (1,120 ft)
Elevation at crest	2,166 m (7,106 ft)
Width (base)	500 m (1,600 ft)
Dam volume	5,483,000 m3 (193,600,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
Active capacity	309×10^6 m3 (251,000 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity	410×10^6 m3 (330,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	4,388 km2 (1,694 sq mi)
Maximum length	31 km (19 mi)
Normal elevation	2,153 m (7,064 ft)
Power Station
Commission date	2010
Hydraulic head	68 m (223 ft)
Turbines	2 x 85 MW (114,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity	170 MW (230,000 hp)
Annual generation	800 gigawatt-hours (2,900 TJ) (est.)

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 as part of the Amaluza-Molino project. The dam's power station has an installed capacity of 170 megawatts (230,000 hp). Construction on the dam began in 2004; the generators were commissioned in 2010 and the remaining works were completed in 2011.^[1][2][3]