Porto Primavera is a 1,540MW hydro power project. It is located on Parana river/basin in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 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 1980 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1999. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is co-owned by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Votorantim Energia, with their respective ownership stake of 50% each.

Porto Primavera is a run-of-river project. The gross head and net head of the project are 19.2m and 18.3m respectively.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 1980 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1999.

Contractors involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of kaplan turbines.

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 14 units of kaplan turbines, each with 111.8MW nameplate capacity.

The electric generators for the project were procured from ABB Asea Brown Boveri and GE Renewable Energy.

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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.