Arenal is a 157.398MW hydro power project. It is located on Arenal river/basin in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1979.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 157.398 157.398 – Active Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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The project is currently owned by Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad with a stake of 100%.

Arenal is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 2,416 million cubic meter. The gross head and net head of the project are 210m and 186m respectively. The penstock length is 641.38m. The penstock diameter is 2m. The project generated 637,000 MWh of electricity.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 1979.

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Contractors Involved

Fuji Electric was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of francis turbines, each with 52.466MW nameplate capacity.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 61.72 MVA.

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All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.