It is located about 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Colíder in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Construction on the run-of-the-river type station was initiated in May 2011, and the last unit started operating in December 2019.

[1][2] The dam is part of a planned six power plant "Hidrovia Tapajos/Teles Pires" project to create a navigable waterway connecting the interior of Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean.

The power plant is being constructed by the Brazilian utility Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel).

To reduce emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, 82 square kilometers of vegetation were cleared before the reservoir was filled.