Salto Caxias Hydroelectric Power Plant, Brazil
Key Data:
Order year
1995
Output
1,240MW
Plant type
Hydro
Location
Salto Caxias, River Iguaçu, Brazil
Estimated investment
$1 billion
Completion
1999
Key Players:
Sponsor
COPEL
Design and engineering
Intertechne Consultores Associados (Consortium)
Lead equipment suppliers
Consortium of Kvaerner and Alstom Coemsa
Other Parties:
Construction
DM Construtora do Obras Ltda
Electromechanical work
Inepar, FEM
Penstock fabrication
Consortium of BSA, Coemsa and Barefame
Control system
ABB (Open Control System)
Plant Details:
Turbines
4 x 310MW vertical shaft Francis Turbines
Generators
4 x Vertical Synchronous 845MVA 60Hz 16kV
