Sinop is a 402MW hydro power project. It is located on Teles Pires river/basin in Mato Grosso, 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 2014 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2019. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project was developed by SINOP Energy and is currently owned by Electricite de France with a stake of 51%.
Sinop is a reservoir based project. The gross head and net head of the project are 29.97m and 24.5m respectively. The project generated 2,100 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $880m.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2014 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2019.
Contractors involved
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of kaplan turbines, each with 204MW nameplate capacity.
Andritz Hydro supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 223.3 MVA.
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