Torito is a 50MW hydro power project. It is located on Reventazon river/basin in Cartago, Costa Rica. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2015.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 50 | 50 | – | Active | Cartago, Costa Rica | Naturgy Energy Group |
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Description
The project was developed by Naturgy Energy Group and is currently owned by Global Power Generation.
Torito is a run-of-river project. The gross head of the project is 56.15m. The project generated 304.9 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines, each with 25MW nameplate capacity.
The project has 2 electric generators installed at the site. The generator capacity is 37.5 MVA.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 2015.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad under a power purchase agreement.
About Naturgy Energy Group
Naturgy Energy Group SA (Naturgy), formerly Gas Natural Fenosa, is an integrated gas and electric utility that carries out the exploration, development, liquefaction, regasification, transportation, storage, distribution and commercialization of natural gas. The company also undertakes the generation, distribution and commercialization of electricity. It carries out power generation through combined cycle, thermal, nuclear, hydro, co-generation and wind farm plants, and other special regime technologies. It has electricity generation operations in Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Chile, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Australia. The company has operations in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Naturgy is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.
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