After the three gorges dam and YiTaiPu dam, Environmental groups have criticized dam ecosystem, leading to 50,000 aboriginal moves

Although by environmental groups and the aboriginal community, the Brazilian government official approval, 26 in one branch of amazon will build a dam, built the world's third-largest hydropower station.

23 million households for power supply

This controversial dam located in the state of para, northern Brazil, amazon tributaries of the GuHe, named bei Lou montier hydropower station.

Bei Lou hydropower station for the installed capacity montier 1.1 megawatts, after will be the world's third-largest hydropower station after China's three gorges dam, Brazil and Paraguay YiTaiPu DAMS built joint venture.

According to the report, the whole project is expected to cost $110 billion to $1.7 billion, will be for the 23 million households to provide power. Hydropower station is scheduled to run into two thousand fifteen.

26, Brazil's President lula signed an agreement with the investor of the ceremony, said some people criticize the engineering, just because they don't fully understand the details of the project. "I think this is the energy industry a victory in Brazil.

Critics countered, Lou hydropower efficiency will not montier GuHe, full year three to four months, during the dry season in actual power, only all of its transmission capacity of 10 percent.

Opponents had southwalessupreme court

Early in the early 1990s, the Brazilian government proposed the idea of building a dam. But the idea as will incur widespread protests, environmental groups and indigenous groups say the dam will destroy local ecological system, the river will be forced to diversions, submerged 500 square kilometers of tropical rainforests, more than 50,000 amazon basin native indians had moved to foreign.

Under pressure, the dam's bidding thrice interrupt. Protesters even southwalessupreme court, forcing the government to stop the project. But in April this year, the court verdict, allow governments to continue to develop project.

The Brazilian government says, this project will create 20,000 jobs.

President lula 26 again, "we will explain, our opponents to the construction of the project, has vowed to consider the influence of environment and society." Brazilian officials say, the investor has promised take eight billion dollars, to protect the local environment.

The Brazilian government said, with the continuous development of Brazil's economy in the next decade, strong, hydropower station will become the main source of power supply, the amazon basin hydroelectric project construction plan of up to 70.