Madeira River Project (Top Down) - DD

Question 1

What scale management and where is the project?

Answer 1

Brazil, the santo Antonio Dam and is large scale

Question 2

What are the aims?

Answer 2

• create electricity without a large amount of carbon dioxide emissions
• create jobs to aid development in the region
• improve river navigation therefore boosting trade and incomes in the area

Question 3

How is it funded?

Answer 3

$5.3 bn and being funded by a rang elf banks and electricity companies

Question 4

What is the type of technology?

Answer 4

Very large scale, complex technology which is expensive to construct and maintain