Mazar Dam

2°35′31.71″S 78°37′03.58″W / 2.5921417°S 78.6176611°W / -2.5921417; -78.6176611PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began2004Opening date2010Owner(s)Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (CELEC)Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fillImpoundsPaute RiverHeight166 m (545 ft)Length340 m (1,120 ft)Elevation at crest2,166 m (7,106 ft)Width (base)500 m (1,600 ft)Dam volume5,483,000 m³ (193,600,000 cu ft)ReservoirActive capacity309×10^⁶ m³ (251,000 acre⋅ft)Inactive capacity410×10^⁶ m³ (330,000 acre⋅ft)Catchment area4,388 km² (1,694 sq mi)Maximum length31 km (19 mi)Normal elevation2,153 m (7,064 ft)Power StationCommission date2010Hydraulic head68 m (223 ft)Turbines2 x 85 MW (114,000 hp) Francis-typeInstalled capacity170 MW (230,000 hp)Annual generation800 gigawatt-hours (2,900 TJ) (est.)

The Mazar Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Paute River Cañar Province, Ecuador. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it is located directly upstream of the Paute Dam as part of the Amaluza-Molino project. The dam's power station has an installed capacity of 170 megawatts (230,000 hp). Construction on the dam began in 2004; the generators were commissioned in 2010 and the remaining works were completed in 2011.^[1][2][3]

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