Las Vacas Dam

Las Vacas Dam
Official name Planta Hidroeléctrica Río Las Vacas (HRLV)
Location Chinautla (Guatemala)
Coordinates 14°45′40″N 90°30′11″W / 14.76111°N 90.50306°W / 14.76111; -90.50306Coordinates: 14°45′40″N 90°30′11″W / 14.76111°N 90.50306°W / 14.76111; -90.50306
Construction began 1998
Opening date May 2002
May 2003 - second fase
Operator(s) Hidroelectrica Rio Las Vacas, S.A
Dam and spillways
Impounds Las Vacas River
Height 17 m
Length 136 m
Reservoir
Total capacity 258,969 m³

The Las Vacas Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Río Las Vacas) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Las Vacas River near the village of San Antonio Las Flores in the municipality Chinautla, Guatemala.

The hydroelectric power plant is designed as a peaking plant and the water stored in its 258,969 m³ reservoir is used to generate electricity during hours of peak demand. It has 5 Pelton turbines with a total installed capacity of 45 MWe which generate an average of 120 GWh of electricity per year.[1][2]

The plant includes facilities for collecting and recycling plastic waste material found in the reservoir.[3][4]

The Las Vacas project was built by a conglomerate of 4 private sector companies: Cementos Progreso, Fabrigas, Comegsa, and Iberdrola, which are partners in Hidroeléctrica Río Las Vacas, S.A.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2
    "Las Vacas River Hydroelectric Power Plant, HRLV -Guatemala" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  2. ↑ "Comments on Las Vacas Large Hydro Project (Guatemala)". Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  3. ↑ "Nuestra contribution al ambiente". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  4. ↑ Greenstream Network Oy y BUN-CA (2007). Guía Centroamericana de Financiamiento de Carbono (PDF) (2 ed.).
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