Hydroelectric Plants in the Domincan Republic

 

 

Rio Blanco
Location: Dominican Republic
Operator: Generadora Hidroelectrica
Configuration: 2 X 12.5 MW Francis
Operation: 1996
T/G supplier: Neyrpic, Alsthom-Jeumont
EPC: Cegelec, Ghella, Lorica, Copra
Quick facts: This plant is in the upper Rio Yuna basin and uses water from the Blanco and Tireo rivers and the streams Arroyon and Tireito.  Annual output is about 108 GWh. The plant cost $95mn.

Photograph courtesy of  Ghella SpA
Posted 26 May 2007

 

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 04/17/10

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