Misicuni is a 120MW hydro power project. It is located on Misicuni river/basin in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2009 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2017.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 120 | 120 | – | Active | Cochabamba, Bolivia | Empresa Misicuni |
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Description
The project was developed by Empresa Misicuni. Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Bolivia and Korea Electric Power are currently owning the project.
The hydro reservoir capacity is 150 million cubic meter. 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 1 in number. The penstock length is 3,800m. The penstock diameter is 1.6m. The project generated 270 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $142m.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2009 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2017.
Contractors Involved
Rainpower was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of pelton turbines, each with 40MW nameplate capacity.
Indar Electric supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 49.5 MVA.
Methodology
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