Monte Lirio is a 52MW hydro power project. It is located on Chiriqui Viejo river/basin in Chiriqui, Panama. 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 2009 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2012. Buy the profile here.

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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.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 2009 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2012.

Contractors involved

Cobra Energia was selected to render engineering procurement construction 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.

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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.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.