Huampaní hydropower plant
| Huampaní hydropower plant | |||
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| Coordinates | 11 ° 58 ′ 25 " S , 76 ° 46 ′ 30" W | ||
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 Peru
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| place | Lima region | ||
| Waters | Río Rímac | ||
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| Type | Run-of-river power plant | ||
| power | 30 MW | ||
| operator | Enel | ||
| Start of operations | 1960 | ||
| turbine | 2 Francis turbines | ||
The Huampaní hydropower plant (span. Central Hidroeléctrica Huampaní ) is located on the edge of the Peruvian Western Cordillera , on the lower reaches of the Río Rímac . It is 30 km east of the provincial capital of Lima in the district Lurigancho in Lima Province administrative region Lima . The plant is operated by Enel .
The Huampaní hydropower plant forms the lowest part of a power plant cascade. The Moyopampa hydropower plant is located upstream .
The first power plant unit of the Huampaní hydropower plant went into operation in 1960. The power plant is equipped with 2 horizontally directed Francis turbines . The total installed capacity is 30 MW. The gross drop height is 177 m at the design flow 21 m³ / s.
The water used by the power plant is diverted at a weir ( ⊙ ) 10.5 km upstream . The water flows back into the river below the power station.
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