Porto Colombia is a 320MW hydro power project. It is located on Grande river/basin in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1970 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1973.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 320 320 Active Sao Paulo, Brazil

Description

The project is currently owned by Furnas Centrais Eletricas with a stake of 100%.

Porto Colombia is a reservoir based project. The project generated 1,668 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $69.8m.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1970 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1973.

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Contractors Involved

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company supplied kaplan model turbines for the project.

ASEA Power Systems supplied electric generator(s) for the project.

Methodology

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