Salto Grande-Uruguay is a 945MW hydro power project. It is located on Uruguay river/basin in Salto, Uruguay. 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 1979 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1982. Buy the profile here.
Smarter leaders trust GlobalData
Description
The project is currently owned by Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas with a stake of 100%.
Salto Grande-Uruguay is a reservoir based project. The net head of the project is 25.3m. Salto Grande-Uruguay underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 2019-2023. The project generated 19,000 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1979 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1982.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Administration of the Electricity Market under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors involved
Ukrainian Energy Machines was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 7 units of kaplan turbines, each with 135MW nameplate capacity.
Power Machines supplied 7 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 150 MVA.
For more details on Salto Grande-Uruguay, buy the profile here.
Data Insights
From
The gold standard of business intelligence.
Blending expert knowledge with cutting-edge technology, GlobalData’s unrivalled proprietary data will enable you to decode what’s happening in your market. You can make better informed decisions and gain a future-proof advantage over your competitors.
GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying research used to produce this article.
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.
