The Itaipú hydroelectric plant, also called ITAIPU Binacional, is a binational hydroelectric plant that is located between the cities of Hernandarias, Paraguay and Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, on the Paraná River, on the border between both countries, 14 km north of the Bridge of Friendship. The area involved in the project extends from Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) to the south and to Guaíra (Brazil) and Salto del Guairá (Paraguay) to the north.2

ITAIPU Binacional, operational since 1984, holds the title of "largest energy producer on the planet" with 103,098,366 MWh produced in 2015. It is also the dam with the highest accumulated production, with 2.5 billion MWh since start of the operation. The ITAIPU dam has an installed electrohydraulic generation capacity of 14,000 MW, with 20 generating turbines of 700 MW and its construction required a cost of 36 billion dollars for the two partner countries.