After 109 years of operation, the Campinas Hydroelectric Plant, Macaco Branco was deactivated
The CPFL company was responsible for the closure of the Macaco Hydroelectric Power Plant, in Campinas, which was the first hydroelectric plant in the city built in 1911, at first its area will be flooded by the future Pedreira dam, which is the state government project to ensure water security in the Campinas region. CPFL stated in a note that, with the deactivation, the area becomes the property of DAEE – Department of Water and Electricity of the State. It is estimated by DAEE that the area will begin to be flooded in the second half of 2021.
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New dam will flood farms almost listed by heritage in Campinas
In Campinas, in addition to the hydroelectric power plant, the future dam will also flood areas of the Roseira Farm, which has been in place since the 19th century, also including its entire architectural complex, located in the Joaquim Egídio district, and also the forest of Córrego Linde . The hydroelectric power plant and the farm were already in the process of being listed as historic sites in Campinas, however, in 2016, the Condepacc decided to shelve the studies in favor of increasing water security, which will come with the construction of the dam.
Within the area of the new dam that will be built, there is also the archive of the process of tipping the Fazenda Espirito Santo, which will also be flooded.
The understanding of the technicians, at the time, was that it would not be necessary to list the hydroelectric power plant, a last step in the beginning of the electrification process, as there are other plants from the same period already listed. The same goes for the farm. There are several farms in that region already listed, which preserve an architectural style of the time.
