EFMA is centered on the , largest strategic water reserve in Europe. ... The reservoir's total storage is 4.150 billion m 3, 3.150 billion m 3 of which is its usable volume under normal operation. Alentejo region is about 1/3 of the area of Portugal mainland . It is a sparsely populated region, with only 5% of ...

paper is part of a broader research project1 which aims to study the potential of the archaeological heritage uncovered during the environmental impact assessment of the to complement the tourism experience that the region currently offers (XXXXXX, 2014) (reference omitted for blind review).

thermo-mechanical analysis of arch during operation involves a number of challenging issues to be addressed by the modeller. The of a robust numerical model essentially depends on the available (material properties, process) and on the scope of its application (, operation).

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

Keywords: ; rural tourism; regional tourism development; stakeholder perception 1. Introduction The use of water by means of damming rivers has been happening for thousands of years. The benefits that result from the of are diverse, such as the provision of water and

of EDP's project for a solar farm with 12,000 panels in Reservoir has been approved. The company is expecting the farm to start producing energy by the end of this year and provide enough electricity to supply 25% of homes in the region. It is one of EDP's most innovative solar energy projects - a floating farm with ...

operation of river can have similar to abovementioned infrastructure impacts on large mammals: 1) increase accessibility and human presence in areas with a priori low ...

Beyond the historical, social, and economic of the project, the of took place at the very moment when policies of public participation Footnote 6 were reactivated at the Rio Forum of 1992, whose directives were to be applied to every big project. The project had both financial means (European funding was no longer restricted) and ...

of Nandoni started in 1998 and was completed in 2005. The main promises made to affected communities living around the were that they would receive water and there would ...

1 0. Introductory note Any big infrastructure like a always generates changes and outputs in the territorial system, and creates contradictory feelings (i.e. hate/love, lost/gain,

strength . (Figure 1) is located on the River Guadiana, in the southeast of Portugal, and is the main structure of a multipurpose development designed for irrigation, energy production and water supply [4]. creates the largest artificial lake in Western Europe.

reservoir, the largest artificial lake in Europe, extends 83 km along the municipalities of Moura, Portel, Mourão, Reguengos de Monsaraz and Alandroal, covering an area of 250 km 2. The total storage of reservoir is 4,150 million m 3 , and its usable volume is 3,150 million m 3 in normal operation.

4 x 129.6 MW (173,800 hp) reversible Francis-type. Installed . 518.4 MW (695,200 hp) The 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 right bank.

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 ...

21st December 2006. 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 of , which is ...

management of the Multipurpose Project involved the incorporation of the public limited company EDIA-Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-estruturas do , S.A., which was given responsibility for its performance, operation, benefiting from a concession

historical need for water storage in the Guadiana Basin led to the of a large scale , creating a reservoir with of 4,000 million m 3 and maximum flooded area of 25,000 ha. The 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 ...

. 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 of 4150 million cubic meters, Multipurpose ...

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 ...

Figure 1: is a 96 m high double curvature thick arch , with two artificial abutments and a crest development of about 348 m, built on the Guadiana River. At the normal water level (el. 152 m), the reservoir is the largest artificial lake in Western Europe,

length - 458 m Total - 4,150 hm3 Full storage level 152 m Minimum operating level 130 m Usable - 3,150 hm3 Water surface - 250 km2 Reservoir length- 83 km Banks - 1,160 km. Hydroelectric Power Station Installed I and II - 2 x 260 MW Total: 520 MW. Pedrógão ( counter- ...

Phase 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 ...

project consisted of the of a reservoir in (Portugal), the largest in Europe with a of 4,150 Hm3, and which has a reversible hydroelectric power plant of 240 MW. The project included the of 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 ...