General San Martín power plant
| General San Martín power plant | ||
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 2 '42 " S , 68 ° 55' 19" W | |
| country |
 Argentina
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| place | Mendoza Province | |
| Waters | Río Mendoza | |
| power plant | ||
| technology | ||
| Bottleneck performance | 6 megawatts | |
| Average height of fall |
16 m | |
| Expansion flow | 17.5 m³ / s | |
| Standard work capacity | 22 million kWh / year | |
| Turbines | Kaplan turbines : 3 × 2 MW | |
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The General San Martín power plant ( Spanish Central hidroeléctrica General San Martín ) is a hydroelectric power plant in the province of Mendoza , Argentina . It is located about 5 km west of the city of Luján de Cuyo on a canal that branches off from the Río Mendoza about one kilometer west of the power station . The Potrerillos dam is about 20 km west of the power plant .
The power plant was commissioned in 1950. The installed capacity of the power plant is 6 (or 6.48) MW . The average annual production is 22 GWh . The 3 Kaplan turbines each produce a maximum of 2 MW and the generators each 2.5 MVA . The rated speed of the turbines is 375 / min. The fall height is 16 m. The flow rate is 17.5 m³ / s.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Resolución SE 0608/2013. Boletín Oficial n ° 32.733, lunes 30 de septiembre de 2013, pp. 62-63. www.enre.gov.ar, September 23, 2013, accessed May 23, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ MATRIZE ENERGETICA INTEGRAL DE LA PROVINCIA DE MENDOZA. (PDF) web.archive.org, April 1, 2007, p. 28 , accessed on May 23, 2019 (Spanish).