Fremont Canyon is a 66.8MW hydro power project. It is located on North Platte river/basin in Wyoming, the US. 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. The project construction commenced in 1956 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1960. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by U.S. Department of the Interior with a stake of 100%.
The gross head and net head of the project are 106.68m and 91.44m respectively. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, are 2 in number. The penstock diameter is 3.277m. The project generated 172.606 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1956 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1960.
Contractors involved
Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of francis turbines, each with 33.5MW nameplate capacity.
Voith Hydro Holding supplied 2 electric generators for the project.
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