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and flooded. The dam was also criticized for its expensive construction and maintenance costs. As a result of the methane released from its vast reservoir, proportional to its output, the
Balbina Dam emits ten times more greenhouse gases than a coal plant. The dam is the least efficient in Brazil in
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terms of the area flooded for each megawatt generated.
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50:Coordinates
25:Balbina Dam
703:Categories
691:2016-04-18
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615:2016-07-29
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571:2016-10-20
402:2010-04-08
379:References
231:Portuguese
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264:Structure
134:Reservoir
323:See also
258:Amazonas
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