Baygorria is a 108MW hydro power project. It is located on Rio Negro river/basin in Durazno, Uruguay. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1960. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is developed and owned by Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas. The company has a stake of 100%.

Baygorria is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 570 million cubic meter.

Development status

The project got commissioned in 1960.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Administration of the Electricity Market under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors involved

Nydqvist & Holm was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of kaplan turbines, each with 36MW nameplate capacity.

Siemens-Schuckert supplied electric generator(s) for the project. The generator capacity is 36 MVA.

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About Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas

Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas (UTE) is an electric utility. It carries out generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization of electricity. The utility generates electricity through hydro, wind and thermal generation plant. It also offers annexes and consulting services. The utility operates a production plant, Salto Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant, which produces energy from generation plants owned by third parties. UTE makes available the transmission and distribution networks to transport the energy generated from renewable sources. The utility also provides advice on finding and correcting bad connections in time, switches and outlets damaged to prevent accidents. UTE is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.