Teles Pires is a 1,820MW 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 multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2015. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project was developed by Companhia Hidreletrica Teles Pires and is currently owned by Neoenergia with a stake of 51%.
Teles Pires is a run-of-river project. The gross head and net head of the project are 59m and 52.2m respectively. The project generated 8,239.65 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $5,045.804m.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2015.
Contractors involved
GE Renewable Energy, Intertechne and Novonor were selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the hydro power project.
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The project consists of 5 units of Francis turbines, each with 364MW nameplate capacity.
Voith Hydro Holding supplied 3 electric generators for the Teles Pires (Teles Pires Unit III-V). The generator capacity is 404.45 MVA.
Voith Hydro Holding supplied 2 electric generators for the Teles Pires (Teles Pires Unit-I, II). The generator capacity is 404.45 MVA.
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