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DRAGADOS is a world leader in the development of water- related projects, having built over 250 dams and Hydroelectric Power- Generation Plants all over the world, in fifteen countries in four continents.

The company is internationally renowned for the implementation of the latest specialized technologies in the construction of dam and water projects.

Throughout the years, the firm has contributed to the wellbeing of hundreds of communities around the world, vastly improving power production, water supply, irrigation, and flood-control systems, and fostering significant environmental improvements.

DRAGADOS has built dams of different types and materials. For dams made up of vibrated concrete, the company has constructed the following types: Gravity, Buttress, Arch Gravity and Double Arch. For Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC) dams, we have experience in constructing Gravity RCC and Arch Gravity RCC dams. And lastly, for embankment dams we have experience with homogeneous dams, Earthfill and Rockfill dams, Asphalt-Faced Earthfill/Rockfill dams and Concrete-Faced Earthfill/Rockfill dams.

World map showing the countries where construction projects have been carried out (North America, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Portugal and Spain among others)

DRAGADOS also has extensive experience in the construction of hydroelectric power plants, in addition to thermal and nuclear power plants, pumping stations, irrigation ponds and storm water tanks. It has built hundreds of kilometers of waterways including water tunnels and aqueducts, irrigation and water supply networks, sewage, cooling for power stations and pipelines. We have also taken part in Environmental projects that involved improvement of watercourses and renovation of rivers in urban areas.

We have also taken part in projects of Environmental improvement to watercourses and renovation of rivers in urban areas.

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Relevant Data
Gravity Dams: 90
Arch Dams: 23
Roller- Compacted Concrete Dams: 15
Embankment Dams: 72
Other types of Dams: 5
Hydroelectric Power Plants: 45
TOTAL 250

Most important projects per specialty

An aerial view of the construction of the dam, specifically the central part of the dam

Calaveras Dam- California, USA

The Calaveras Dam will be one of the largest dams built in the State of California within the last 30 years. It will replace the existing dam, which has been operating since 1925. The new dam will be 220 feet high, with a length at crest of 1,220
Aerial view of the hydroelectric dam evacuating water surrounded by hydroelectric posts in charge of transporting the energy

Portugues Dam - Puerto Rico, USA

The project involved the construction of a roller-compacted concrete (RCC) thick-arch dam in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The dam is 220 feet high and 1,230 feet long at the crest; it features an integral ski-jump spillway and has a volume of 3
Night aerial view of the central part of the dam, with a suspension bridge at the bottom of the dam

Caruachi Dam and HPP - Guayana, Venezuela

The Caruachi Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) on the Caroni River (Guayana, Venezuela) is a 240 feet high gravity concrete dam, and has a length at crest of 2,700 ft. The dam has a structural volume of 2.2 million yd3 and a spillway capacit
Night-time aerial view of the central part of the dam, with a suspension bridge at the bottom of the dam

Beni-Haroun Dam - Mila, Constantina, Algeria

The Beni-Haroun Dam, located on the El-Kebir River, in Mila, Algiers, about 45 miles west of Constantina, is a rectilinear RCC gravity dam 390 feet high with a length at crest of 2,300 ft and an impounding capacity of 1.3 billion yd³. It was