Itutinga is a 52MW hydro power project. It is located on Grande river/basin in Minas Gerais, Brazil. 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 1952 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1955. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Morrison Knudsen and is currently owned by Cemig Geracao e Transmissao with a stake of 100%.
Itutinga is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 11.4 million cubic meter. The gross head and net head of the project are 27.1m and 25m respectively.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1952 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1955.
Contractors involved
Morgan Smith was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of kaplan turbines, each with 12.68MW nameplate capacity.
Morgan Smith was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of kaplan turbines, each with 14.92MW nameplate capacity.
Westinghouse Electric supplied 2 electric generators for the project.
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About Morrison Knudsen
Morrison Knudsen Corp performs general contracting work including in- dustrial, heavy, civil and marine, mechanical, and pipeline. Other markets in- clude nuclear and fossil-fueled power plants, environmental and hazardous waste abatement services and maintenance services for military and commercial facilities. The company is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
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