Planicie Banderita is a 479MW hydro power project. It is located on Neuquén, Rio Black river/basin in Neuquen, Argentina. 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 1969 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1977. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project was developed by Hidronor Ingenieria y Servicios and is currently owned by Orazul Energy Argentina with a stake of 100%.
Planicie Banderita is a reservoir based project. The gross head of the project is 69m. The project generated 1,551 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1969 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1977.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Cammesa under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors involved
Boving was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of francis turbines, each with 243MW nameplate capacity.
Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation supplied electric generator(s) for the project.
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