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Cahua
Location: Barranca
Operator: SN Power Peru
Configuration: 2 X 21.5-MW Francis
Operation: 1967
T/G supplier: ABB
Quick facts: The plant is located about 200km north of Lima and 60km
upstream of the mouth of the Pativilca River. Cahua was purchased by SN
Power in Nov 2003 as part of the Cahua/Energia Pacasmayo acquisition from
NRG Energy.
Photograph courtesy of SN Power
Posted 16 Jun 2010 |
Charcani-I
Location: Arequipa
Operator: Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Configuration: 1 X 470 kW, 1 X 1 MW Francis
Operation: 1909-1931
T/G supplier: Siemens
Quick facts: This is Egasa'a oldest power station. The Charcani complex was enlarged built to supply the
Arequipa Electric Tramway.
Photograph courtesy of Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Posted 18 Sep 2010 |
Charcani-II
Location: Arequipa
Operator: Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Configuration: 3 X 260 kW
Operation: 1912-1923
T/G supplier: Voith
Quick facts: This plant is directly downstream from Charcani-I. Power from
Charcani I, II, and III plants is evacuated via a 33kV substation at
Charcani-I.
Photograph courtesy of Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Posted 18 Sep 2010 |
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Charcani-III
Location: Arequipa
Operator: Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Configuration: 2 X 2.25 MW Francis
Operation: 1938
T/G supplier: Voith, Escher Wyss, ABB
Quick facts: New generators from ABB were installed in 1998 and new
runners were ordered from Andritz in Q1 2009.
Photograph courtesy of Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Posted 18 Sep 2010 |
Charcani-IV
Location: Arequipa
Operator: Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Configuration: 3 X 4.83 MW Francis
Operation: 1962
T/G supplier: Charmilles, BBC
Quick facts: New generators from BBC were installed in 1993 and new
runners were ordered from Andritz in Q1 2009.
Photograph courtesy of Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Posted 18 Sep 2010 |
Charcani-V
Location: Arequipa
Operator: Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Configuration: 3 X 51.9 MW Pelton
Operation: 1989
T/G supplier: Neyrpic, Alsthom-Jeumont
Quick facts: This is the only hydroelectric plant in the world built in a
volcano, in this instance El Misti. Water is delivered from the Aguada
Blanca Dam via a 10km pressure tunnel giving a head of 706m.
Photograph courtesy of Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Posted 18 Sep 2010 |
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Charcani-VI
Location: Arequipa
Operator: Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Configuration: 1 X 9 MW Francis
Operation: 1976
T/G supplier: Charmilles, BBC
Quick facts: New generators from ABB were installed in 1998 and new
runners were ordered from Andritz in Q1 2009.
Photograph courtesy of Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA
Posted 18 Sep 2010 |
Chimay
Location: Moyobamba
Operator: Edegel SAA
Configuration: 2 X 70 MW Francis
Operation: 2000
T/G supplier: Kvaerner, Elin
EPC: Electrowatt
Quick facts: This was VA TECH's first turnkey electric equipment project in Peru. The site is 250km east of Lima with the powerhouse at an elevation of 1,100m.
Photograph copyright by and courtesy of VA TECH
Posted 22 Sep 2005 |
Mantaro-Tablachaca
Location: Tayacaja
Operator: ElectroPeru SA
Configuration: 7 X 114 MW Pelton
Operation: 1973-1980
T/G supplier: Ansaldo
EPC: Electrowatt, Ansaldo
Quick facts: The Tablachaca Dam on the Rio Mantaro is a storage and
regulation installation. It feeds an 18.8km pressure tunnel to the Mantaro
powerhouse on the Rio
Colcabamba.
The machines in th epowerhouse operate under 820m of head and are
connected to the national grid at 220kv.
Photograph by Eduardo Alberto Rojas Turpaud
Posted 27 May 2007 |
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Monobamba
Location: Junin
Operator: Cía Minera San Ignacio de Morococha
Configuration: 1 X 6.3 MW Pelton
Operation: 1998
T/G supplier: Bouvier
Quick facts: This power station supplies a large lead-zinc mining and
refining operation.
Photograph courtesy of Cía Minera San Ignacio de Morococha
Posted 4 Jul 2005 |
Oroya
Location: Junin
Operator: SN Power Peru
Configuration: 3 X 3 MW Pelton
Operation: 1914
T/G supplier: AC
Quick facts: This is one of the oldest power stations in Peru and is
located at 3,694m elevation in the mining and smelting center of La Oroya.
The plant uses water that has already passed through the Pachachaca hydro
plant and discharged into the Rio Yauli. A 16km channel leads to a 1,335m
pressure pipe to the Oroya powerhouse. The plant has three horizontal
double-Pelton generators.
Photograph courtesy of SN Power
Posted 13 Sep 2009
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Yaupi
Location: Junin
Operator: SN Power Peru
Configuration: 5 X 21.6 MW Pelton
Operation: 1957-1968
T/G supplier: S Morgan Smith, Westinghouse, Sulzer Escher Wyss, Mitsubishi
Electric
Quick facts: Yaupi is SN Power Peru largest power plant. Water is taken
from the Rio Paucartambo and transmitted to the plant by a 12km tunnel
which ends in two pressure pipes at the powerhouse. Yaupi has 5 two-jet
horizontal Pelton machines operating with a head ot 527m.
Photograph courtesy of SN Power
Posted 13 Sep 2009 |
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Yuncan
Location: Pasco
Operator: Enersur SA
Configuration: 3 X 44 MW Pelton
Operation: 2005
T/G supplier: VA TECH, Toshiba
EPC: J-Power
Quick facts: Also known as Paucartambo II. The $304mn
project was largely funded by Japan Bank for International Cooperation. The complex scheme
is 340km northeast of Lima and includes two concrete gravity intake dams, a 29km waterway,
an underground powerhouse, and 42km of 220kV transmission line plus substations.
Suez unit Enersur has a 30yr contract to operate Yuncan.
Photograph courtesy of Suez Energy
International
Posted 18 Nov 2005 |
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