La Tasajera hydroelectric power station
| La Tasajera hydroelectric power station | |||
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| Coordinates | 6 ° 24 '46 " N , 75 ° 25' 46" W | ||
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 Colombia
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| Waters | Rio Grande | ||
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| power | 306 MW | ||
| operator | Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) | ||
| Start of operations | 1993 | ||
| turbine | 3 Pelton turbines | ||
The La Tasajera hydropower plant (Spanish: Central hidroeléctrica La Tasajera ) is located 25 km northeast of the city of Medellín in central northern Colombia in the Antioquia department .
The cavern power plant is located in the Colombian Central Cordillera on the northern slope of the river valley of the Río Medellín , the Valle de Aburrá . The power plant, which went into operation in 1993, has three units, each with a vertically directed 102 MW Pelton turbine with 4 nozzles. The power plant is supplied with water from the Riogrande II reservoir , which is located on the Río Grande river . This reaches the power plant via an approximately 7 km long pipeline. The gross height of fall is 933 m. The expansion water volume is 13.25 m³ / s per unit. Below the power station, the water is channeled into the Rìo Medellín river.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Sistema de generación de energía de EPM ( es ) EPM. Retrieved September 12, 2019.