Monte Lirio is a 52MW hydro power project. It is located on Chiriqui Viejo river/basin in Chiriqui, Panama. 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 2012.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 52 | 52 | – | Active | Chiriqui, Panama | Electron Investment |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Electron Investment.
Monte Lirio is a run-of-river project. The gross head and net head of the project are 380m and 279.8m respectively. The penstock length is 2,600m. The project generated 280 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $118.634m.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2009 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2012.
Contractors Involved
Cobra Energia was selected to render EPC services for the hydro power project.
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of pelton turbines, each with 16MW nameplate capacity.
Indar Electric supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 18.5 MVA.
About Electron Investment
Electron Investment S.A is a renewable energy company. It is presently engaged in the development of hydro power project located in panama. The total installed capcity of the project is 83.3 MW.
Methodology
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