Los Coroneles power plant

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Los Coroneles power plant
location
Los Coroneles Power Plant (Argentina)
Los Coroneles power plant
Coordinates 34 ° 35 '59 "  S , 68 ° 31' 42"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 35 '59 "  S , 68 ° 31' 42"  W
country ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
place Mendoza Province
Waters Río Diamante
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power plant
technology
Bottleneck performance 6.64 megawatts
Average
height of fall
16 m
Expansion flow 37 m³ / s
Standard work capacity 35 million kWh / year
Turbines Kaplan turbines : 2 × 3.3 MW
Others

The Los Coroneles power plant ( Spanish Central hidroeléctrica Los Coroneles ) is a hydroelectric power plant in the province of Mendoza , Argentina . It was originally called the Veinticinco de Mayo power plant (Spanish Central hidroeléctrica Veinticinco de Mayo ).

It is located about one kilometer southeast of the village of Villa Veinticinco de Mayo on a canal that branches off from the Río Diamante about two kilometers west of the power station . About 10 km west of the power plant is the El Tigre dam .

The power plant with an installed capacity of 6.64  MW was put into operation in 1970. The average annual production is 35 million  kWh . The two Kaplan turbines each have a maximum output of 3.3 MW and the generators 4.15 MVA each  . The rated speed of the turbines is 300 rpm. The fall height is 16 m. The flow rate is 37 m³ / s.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. a b Resolución SE 1051/2012. Boletín Oficial n ° 32.439, martes 17 de julio de 2012, pp. 39-40. www.enre.gov.ar, July 6, 2012, accessed May 23, 2019 (Spanish).
  2. a b c MATRIZE ENERGETICA INTEGRAL DE LA PROVINCIA DE MENDOZA. (PDF) web.archive.org, April 1, 2007, p. 29 , accessed on May 23, 2019 (Spanish).