The real cost of Brazil’s dam
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Construction is now under way in Brazil on the world’s third-largest dam project, potentially displacing 24,000 people.
Plans for the multi-billion dollar Belo Monte dam project on the Xingu River in northern Brazil have long been controversial.
Once complete, the 11,000-megawatt dam is supposed to provide a source of clean energy for Brazil’s growing needs.
But critics say it will only help local industries and not the general population, with some claiming that it will be one of the most inefficient hydropower projects in the country’s history.
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