Porce III is a 660MW hydro power project. It is located on Porce river/basin in Antioquia, Colombia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2004 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2010.

Project Type	Total Capacity (MW)	Active Capacity (MW)	Pipeline Capacity (MW)	Project Status	Project Location	Project Developer
Hydropower	660	660	–	Active	Antioquia, Colombia

Description

The project is currently owned by Empresas Publicas De Medellin.

The hydro reservoir capacity is 170 million cubic meter. The project generated 3,416.4 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $1,330m.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 2004 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2010.

Contractors Involved

IMPSA was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines.

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions supplied 4 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 218 MVA.

IMPSA International is the O&M contractor for the hydro power project.

Methodology

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