Yuncan Hydroelectric Project, Peru
Key Data:
Feasibility Study
May 1976 to August 1978
Detailed Design
April 1981 to August 1982
Revision of detailed design
July 1996 to July 1998
Construction supervision
June 1998 to August 2002
Start of operation
Early 2005
Output
130MW, 901GWh/yr
Plant type
Hydroelectric
Location
Paucartambo and Huachón Districts, Pasco Province, Peru
Estimated investment
$262 million
Key Players:
Client
De Generacion de Energia Electrica del Centro Peru
Operator
Enersur
Turbine supplier
VA Tech Escher Wyss
Plant Details:
Turbines
3 x 44.5MW generators (Vertical Peltons)
Additional construction
Floating and concrete-gravity intake dams, 29km waterway, 50km of 220kV transmission lines and associated substations
