Barro Blanco Hydroelectric Power Plant
Panama
Datos del Proyecto
Cliente: Generadora del Istmo, S.A. (GENISA)
Localización: Chiriquí | Panama
Estado: Completed
Área de Negocio: Integrated Projects (Power Generation)
Descripción del Proyecto
This project consists of a regulatory reservoir and the construction of a power plant at the base of the dam, designed with an elevation of 44.91m over the river bed. The altitude of the reservoir has been set at 103m above sea level. The crest of the 360m long dam will be located at 109m above sea level.
Technical Data:
• Principal affluent: River Tabasará
• Type of plant: foot of the dam
• Average flow rate: 50.30m3/s
• Design flow rate: 75m3/s
• Ecological flow rate: 5.03m3/s
• Dam height: 44.91m
• Weir type: front free type
• Penstock: 2.75m diameter
• River in which discharge: Tabasará
• Installed capacity: 28.56mw (2 x 13.14mw + 1 x 1.98mw)
• Turbines: 2 Kaplan + 1 Francis
• Inter-annual average generation: 124.83gwh/year
• Normal operation level: 103masl
• Discharge level: 60.00masl
• Gross fall: 43.00masl