(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 11.Mar.2017) – The water level at Venezuela’s Guri Dam was at 261 meters above sea level as of March 1, 2017, and up 12 meters over the same period in 2016 when the water level was at 249 meters above sea level, reported the daily newspaper El Universal, citing Venezuela’s Electric Energy Minister Luis Motta.
In 2016, the water level at the Guri Dam — the fourth largest hydroelectric power plant in the world in terms of generating capacity — fell to 241.35 meters above sea level on May 28, 2016.
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