Alqueva :
Alqueva For a long time, the project of the dam has been very controversial. The first plans were made in 1957, and in 1976 the first section was constructed, but in 1978 the project stopped again. Only in 1995, the work re-started and in 2002 the filling of the dam began. In 2004, the hydro-electric power plant started to work Today, the Alqueva lake and dam is an impressive reality and an economic factor and the hope of a whole region (agriculture, tourism).