Alqueva

Alqueva is a village in the Alentejo region, that gives the name to a huge project in the Guadiana river that intends to create a complex infrastructure which includes a dam, hydroelectric power production, and irrigation systems. The complex of the Alqueva Dam was projected to bring a solution to the problem of this area, since it is the driest and hottest region in Portugal, and was supposed to create the biggest artificial lake in Europe. The reservoir of this dam started to fill in February, 2002.