Chontal is a 194MW hydro power project. It is planned on Guayllabamba river/basin in Pichincha, Ecuador. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the permitting stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2029 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2032. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Ecuador.
Chontal is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 22 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project will be 130m. 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, is expected to be 1 in number. The penstock length will be 220m. The project is expected to generate 1,037 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines, each with 97MW nameplate capacity.
The project will have 2 electric generators installed at the project site. The generator capacity is likely to be 106 MVA.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2029. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2032.
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