Salto Grande (Lucas Nogueira Garcez) is a 73.8MW hydro power project. It is located on Paranapanema river/basin in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1951 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1958.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 73.8 | 73.8 | – | Active | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Description
The project is currently owned by China Three Gorges Brasil Energia with a stake of 63%.
Salto Grande (Lucas Nogueira Garcez) is a reservoir based project. The gross head of the project is 19m.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1951 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1958.
Contractors Involved
Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of kaplan turbines, each with 17.595MW nameplate capacity.
NPO Elsib supplied 4 electric generators for the project.
Methodology
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