Politicizing hydroelectric power plants in Portugal: spatio-temporal injustices and psychosocial impacts of renewable energy colonialism in the Global North

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Figure 1. Focused hydroelectric power plants in Portugal.

Table 1. Key characteristics of the focused hydropower plants in Portugal.

Dam	River	Installed capacity	Year of final construction	First announced	Interrupted and announced again?	Villages/houses submerged	Political regime at final construction
Picote	Douro River	180 MW	1958	ND	ND	No	Dictatorship
Miranda	Douro River	174 MW	1960	ND	ND	No
Bemposta	Douro River	210 MW	1964	ND	ND	No
Alto Lindoso	Lima River	630 MW	1992	ND	ND	Yes, in Galiza (Spain)	Democracy
Alqueva	Guadiana River	236 MW	2002	1968	Yes (1976–1978)	Yes, Aldeia da Luz
Baixo Sabor	Sabor and Douro Rivers	151 MW	2015	ND	ND	Yes, houses/farms
Fridão (cancelled)	Tâmega River	–	2019 (cancelled)	1950	Yes (1991–1993)	Yes, if built

Note: ND = No data.

Sources: REN (2002); RTP Archives; Público articles.

REN – Rede Elétrica Nacional. (2002). Hidroeletricidade em Portugal – memória e desafio. REN – Rede Elétrica Nacional, S.A.

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Some of the data that support the findings of this study are available through RTP’s audiovisual archives at https://arquivos.rtp.pt/.