| Reventazón Dam | |
| Location Map: | Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.0656°N -83.5802°W |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Location: | Siquirres, Limón Province, |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Construction Began: | 2009 |
| Opening: | 16 September 2016 |
| Owner: | Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Dam Crosses: | Reventazón River |
| Dam Volume: | 9000000m2 |
| Res Capacity Total: | 118000000m2 |
| Res Surface: | 7km2 |
| Res Max Length: | 8km (05miles) |
| Plant Name: | Reventazón Hydropower Plant |
| Plant Coordinates: | 10.0833°N -83.5614°W |
| Plant Commission: | 2016 |
| Plant Type: | Conventional, diversion |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 × 74 MW Francis-type[1] |
| Plant Capacity: | 305.5 MW |
The Reventazón Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Reventazón River about 8km (05miles) southwest of Siquirres in Limón Province, Costa Rica. It was inaugurated on 16 September 2016,[2] and its primary purpose is the production of hydroelectric power. The US$1.4 billion project and largest power station in the country has an installed capacity of 305.5 MW and is expected to provide power for 525,000 homes.[3] [4] [5] Construction on the dam began in 2009. At a height of 130m (430feet) and with a structural volume of 9000000m2, it is the largest dam in Central America. To produce electricity, water from the reservoir is diverted about to the northeast where it reaches the power station along the Reventazón River.[6] Due to its environmental features, like offset habitats and migration corridors for jaguars and many other species, the project could be a model for other future hydroelectric power plants.[7]