Las Lajas is a 267MW hydro power project. It is planned on Maipo river/basin in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the under construction stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2013 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2025. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is being developed by Alto Maipo. AES Andes and Strabag are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 93% and 7% respectively.
Las Lajas is a run-of-river project. The gross head and net head of the project will be 486m and 465m respectively. The penstock diameter will be 3.7m. The project is expected to generate 1,281 GWh of electricity. The project cost is expected to be around $1,532m.
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Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2013. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2025.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project will be sold to Minera Los Pelambres under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years.
Contractors involved
Voith Hydro Holding will be the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company is expected to provide 2 units of pelton turbines.
Voith Hydro Holding is expected to supply 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is likely to be 148 MVA.
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