The Fortuna Dam, officially known as Edwin Fabrega Dam, is an

embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface ...

in western

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. The original tall dam was completed in 1984 but it was raised to by 1994 to increase power generation. It is the single largest energy source in Panama, providing 30% of the country's electricity. The Canadian public utility

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was an initial investor in the project, which was completed in 1984.

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