| Hanabanilla Dam | |
| Name Official: | Presa Hanabanilla |
| Location Map: | Cuba#Villa Clara Province |
| Coordinates: | 22.0943°N -80.0674°W |
| Country: | Cuba |
| Location: | El Salto del Hanabanilla, Villa Clara Province |
| Purpose: | Water supply, power |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1958 |
| Dam Type: | Embankment |
| Dam Crosses: | Hanabanilla River |
| Dam Height: | 46.5m (152.6feet) |
| Res Capacity Total: | 286000000m2 |
| Res Catchment: | 192km2 |
| Res Surface: | 14.9km2 |
| Plant Commission: | 1963 |
| Plant Turbines: | 3 x 14.3 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 43 MW |
The Hanabanilla Dam is an embankment dam on the Hanabanilla River near the village of El Salto del Hanabanilla in Villa Clara Province, Cuba. The purpose of the dam is to provide water for irrigation and municipal uses and to generate hydroelectric power.
The dam withholds a reservoir of 286000000m2 and the power station, located near its base, has an installed capacity of 43 MW. It is the largest hydroelectric power station in the country. Near the southern end of the reservoir is Jibacoa Dam, an auxiliary dam, which closes off one valley to create the existing large reservoir.
The dam was constructed between 1958 and 1961.[1] The power station was commissioned in 1963. In March 2014 a rehabilitation of the power station began.[2] [3] [4]