It was used to power a single arc lamp in his art gallery.
Soon after, the first power station came up in the Niagara Falls producing electricity in 1881.
Paraguay produces 100% of its electricity from hydroelectric dams, and Norway 9899%.
Let us take a look at some of the most biggest hydroelectric power plants in operation.
Made of concrete and steel, the dam is 2,335 meters long and 181 meters tall.
It cost the state US$ 22.5 billion to build the dam.
The plant supplies 90% of the electricity consumed by Paraguay and 19% of that consumed by Brazil.
The Guri Dam alone supplies 73% of Venezuela’s electricity.
The main portion Tucurui Dam is 78 meters high and 6.9 km long and made of concrete.
The dam is also used for navigation between the upper and lower Tocantins River.
It was constructed between 1933 and 1942, originally with two power plants.
A third power station was completed in 1974 to increase its energy production.
The reservoir supplies water for the irrigation of 671,000 acres.
