Rio Lindo is an 80MW hydro power project. It is located on Yojoa river/basin in Cortes, Honduras. 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 1971. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica. Central American Bank for Economic Integration and Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica are currently owning the project.
Rio Lindo is a pumped storage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 0.45 million cubic meter. The penstock length is 12,000m. The penstock diameter is 2.4m. Rio Lindo underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 2017-2020.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1969 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1971.
Contractors involved
Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of pelton turbines, each with 20MW nameplate capacity.
Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro supplied 4 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 21.05 MVA.
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