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Aguacapa Dam

Coordinates: 14°17′29″N 90°30′18″W / 14.29139°N 90.50500°W / 14.29139; -90.50500
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Aguacapa Dam
Aguacapa Hydroelectric Power Plant
Aguacapa Dam is located in Guatemala
Aguacapa Dam
Location of Aguacapa Dam in Guatemala
Official namePlanta Hidroeléctrica Aguacapa
LocationGuanazapa (Escuintla)
Coordinates14°17′29″N 90°30′18″W / 14.29139°N 90.50500°W / 14.29139; -90.50500
Opening date1981
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsAguacapa River
Reservoir
Total capacity300,000 m3

The Aguacapa Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Aguacapa ) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Aguacapa River in Escuintla, Guatemala.[1]

The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 300,000 m3.[1] The water is transported to the powerhouse through a 12.04 km long tunnel and a 3.65 km long pressure tube.[1] The plant has 3 × 30 MW Pelton turbines, with a total installed capacity of 90 MW. The plant has a net level declination of 490.6 m, and a designed flow of 7.33 m3/s per unit.[1]

The plant's total output between 1981 and 2006 was 6600.96 GWh,[1] which amounts to an average annual electricity generation of 264 GWh.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e INDE. Hidroeléctricas. Consultado: 09-12-2010.