II project added a second block of 259 MW pumped storage capability to southern Portugal. The is one of the largest artificial lakes in Western Europe. Its ...

An extension of Portugal's pumped-storage hydroelectric plant has doubled its capacity to 520 MW. The new addition — called the 2 — was announced by utility company Energia de Portugal (EDP) in October 2007 as a means of storing power produced by southern Portugal's booming wind power sector.. HydroWorld.com reported in September 2008 that EDP had awarded a contract ...

Abstract The paper studies the impact of the Multi-Purpose on the Alentejo region (Portugal), focusing on tourism development. In 2002, the originated the largest artificial lake in Europe and was widely believed to bring a great number of benefits for the region by creating conditions for intensive irrigated farming and enhancing a new tourism destination in interior ...

Moreover, acknowledging that the development of leisure tourism does not spontaneously result of the installation of a , in 2002 the Regional Plan of the Reservoir Shoreline (PROZEA) was drafted with the aim to define a framework for economic development in the area surrounding the reservoir (RCM nº70-2002, p. 3398).

study aims to determine how the knowledge obtained from the study of prehistoric heritage found during the irrigation system (Portugal) can enhance the ...

Located in Alentejo, in southern Portugal, is a project where the is the source of a system of 69 reservoirs. has a size, scope and modernity of infrastructure that allows it to irrigate an area of 130,000 hectares, produce reversible hydroelectric power enabling full complementarity with other renewable energies such as photovoltaic and wind energy, public ...

12.2 Straddling the Guadiana, a cross-border river that originates in Spain, was envisaged in the 1920s and completed in 2002. Francisco Franco and Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictators of Spain and Portugal, respectively, signed the agree- ment to build the in 1968 and work started in the 1970s, although it was subsequently interrupted several times.

BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT The first references to the Project appear in 1957 with the preparation of the Alentejo Irrigation Plan. This was part of a global project for the supply of water to the region based on the regularisation of the water generated within the geographical area. After it was established

case of the in southeast Portugal lies in a particularly interesting theoretical interval: it simultaneously is an heir to the civilizing traditions of state development through access to water, a forerunner of the application of measures of public consultation and participation of the mid-1990s, and one of the most modern for the storage and management of water ...

is an arch center-piece of the Multipurpose Project. It impounds the River Guadiana, on the border of Beja and Évora Districts in south of Portugal.

Alentejo 17,940 Views. , largest artificial lake in Europe, a vast mass of water reaching as far as the eye can see, surrounded by an enviable natural landscape. Small islets, small pieces of land that become a dream in something bigger. People in Portugal, specially in the south, are truly proud of tranquility ...

. Located in Alentejo, in southern Portugal, is a Multipurpose Project where the , built on the Guadiana river, is the source of a system of 69 reservoirs. Centered on the reservoir, Europe's largest strategic water reserve, with a total capacity of 4150 million cubic meters, Multipurpose ...

is an arch centrepiece of the Multipurpose Project. It impounds the River Guadiana, on the border of Beja and Évora Districts in the south of Portugal. The takes its name from the town of on its right bank. It creates a large reservoir with an inter-annual regulation capacity from which water may be distributed throughout the region.

Abstract. The paper studies the impact of the Multi-Purpose on the Alentejo region (Portugal), focusing on tourism development. In 2002, the originated the largest artificial lake in Europe and was widely believed to bring a great number of benefits for the region by creating conditions for intensive irrigated farming and enhancing a new tourism destination in interior ...

study aims to determine how the knowledge obtained from the study of prehistoric heritage found during the irrigation system (Portugal) can enhance the ...

Project is a system that ensures the transport of water, consisting of 72 reservoirs and , 2 078 km of network irrigation, 48 pumping stations and 5 mini hydro plants. Through this infrastructures, irrigates about 130 000 ha of agricultural land, ensures water for public supply to 200 000 people and produces enough hydro electricity to supply a city with more than 500 000 ...

project was also included in the Guadiana River Basin Plan approved in December 2001. is a key project in the Plan and represents 67,8% of the total investments, approximately 1250 million euro (MAOT, 2000). Finally, on February 8th, 2002, the first gates were closed and the reservoir started to fill up. 2.2.

is a large multi‐purpose project (irrigation, hydro‐electricity production, domestic supply, recreation) that answers to the old expectations of water storage in the dry region ...

Multipurpose Project is a structural project in the southern Portugal and is considered a key investment in regional development. The is the life-giving feature of the Project and its reservoir guarantees the source of the region's future, water. Its infrastructures are making Alentejo's greatest dream come true and ...

By Chris Graeme. [email protected]. IT WAS 10 years ago that one of the most ambitious and controversial engineering and schemes ever conceived for Portugal was launched. The European Commission, under pressure from the Portuguese government, helped to finance the which is located in the Alentejo ...

project consisted of the a reservoir in (Portugal), the largest in Europe with a capacity of 4,150 Hm3, and which has a reversible hydroelectric power plant of 240 MW. The project included the a power plant at the foot of the for two reversible groups of 130 MW each. An intake tower was also built, as well as a mid-bottom outlet for which the ...

irrigation project was born half a century ago, based on a concept popular at the time: major investment in public works should generate economic development in depressed regions. The scheme was first proposed in the early fifties under the Plano de Rega do Alentejo (Alentejo Irrigation Plan).

objectives were related to electricity production for the creation of an irrigation system which would cover the whole of the Alentejo region. Therefore, this Secil project boosted the development of agriculture by increasing the number of jobs and reducing, respectively, the problem of land abandonment. 1 / 4 ...