Los Quiroga power plant
| Los Quiroga power plant | ||
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| location | ||
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| Coordinates | 27 ° 41 ′ 31 ″ S , 64 ° 18 ′ 30 ″ W | |
| country |
 Argentina
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| place | Santiago del Estero Province | |
| Waters | Río Dulce | |
| power plant | ||
| operator | Hidroeléctrica Río Hondo SA | |
| technology | ||
| Bottleneck performance | 2 megawatts | |
| Average height of fall |
4.5 m | |
| Expansion flow | 60 m³ / s | |
| Standard work capacity | 7.7 million kWh / year | |
| Turbines | Kaplan turbines : 2 × 1 MW | |
| Others | ||
The Los Quiroga power plant ( Spanish Central hidroeléctrica Los Quiroga ) is a hydroelectric power plant in the province of Santiago del Estero , Argentina . It is located about 12 km northwest of the city of La Banda on a canal that branches off from the Río Dulce about 6 km northwest of the power station .
The power plant was commissioned in 1963. The installed capacity of the power plant is 2 MW . The average annual generation is given as 7.7 (or 8, 8.6 or 11.3) million kWh . The annual production fluctuates: in 1989 it was 4.3 million kWh and in 1983 it was 10.8 million kWh.
The two Kaplan turbines each have a maximum output of 1 MW and the generators each 1.25 MVA . The nominal speed of the turbines is 150 / min. The fall height is between 4.2 and 5.4 m. The maximum flow is 60 m³ / s.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Complejo hidroeléctrico Río Hondo y Central hidroeléctrica Los Quiroga - Su Descripcion. (PDF) www.enre.gov.ar, pp. 17–18, 22, 34–37 , accessed on May 25, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b Los Quiroga. Organismo Regulador de Seguridad de Presas (ORSEP), accessed May 25, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Ejercicio 1999 Informe anual. (PDF) ORSEP, p. 47 , accessed on June 5, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Energías Renovables 2008 - Pequeños Aprovechamienros Hidroeléctricos. (PDF) www.energia.gov.ar, January 1, 2008, p. 10 , accessed on May 25, 2019 (Spanish).