Cowans Ford is a 350MW hydro power project. It is located on Catawba river/basin in North Carolina, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1963.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 350 | 350 | – | Active | North Carolina, the US |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Duke Energy.
Cowans Ford is a reservoir based project.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1963.
Contractors Involved
Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 turbines, each with 87.5MW nameplate capacity.
Westinghouse Electric supplied 4 electric generators for the project.
Methodology
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