TECHNICAL-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE ITAIPÙ DAM TRANSPOSITION (BY-PASS) FOR WATERWAY NAVIGATION - BRAZIL

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COMMITMENT: Contract n. CCC 003896

  • Transport Secretariat of the Paraná State;
  • FUNPAR – Foundation of the Federal University of Paraná for the Development of Science, Technology and Culture;
  • COPEL – Energy Company of Paranà

DATE: 1997-1998

PROJECT VALUE: US$ 200 millions

TYPE OF WORK: Technical, Economic and Financial Feasibility Study

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITY:

  • Analysis of the goods transportation demand among the states of Mercosul (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) and in particular about the waterway transport of the Paranà and Tietè rivers (1,8 milioni di tonnellate/anno);

  • Analysis of the possible systems to by-pass the Itapù dam on the Rio Paranà (“vinciane chiuse” system, naval lift, inclined plan, etc.) in co-operation with the Liege University (Belgium) - Naval Architecture, Ocean & Harbour Engineering, Sea & Inland Navigation Technics, Transportation System Analysis (Prof. J.Marchal);

  • Technical and economic feasibility for the different solutions by-passing the Itaipù dam, modal split and traffic assignment on the different transport system (roads, railway, sea and waterway) by support of mathematic models of simulation;

  • Investment and operating costs estimation;

  • Study presentation and approval by GEIPOT (Brazilian Government Company of Transport Planning) at Brasília - April 1998.

  
CNICO-ECONOMICA DELLA TRASPOSIZIONE (BY-PASS) DELLA DIGA DI ITAIPU’ PER IMBARCAZIONI IDROVIARIE – BRASILE