Hydroelectric dam Belo Monte on the Xingu river, Brazil, began to operate

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Wed May 25th, 2016

The first turbine of the Belo Monte dam began to operate in pre-operational phase. It happened just over five years after the start of construction of the plant, projected to be the fourth largest in the world.

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