Luiz Carlos Barreto is a 1,050MW hydro power project. It is located on Rio Grande river/basin in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1963 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1969. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Furnas Centrais Eletricas. The company has a stake of 100%.
Luiz Carlos Barreto is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 1,418 million cubic meter. Luiz Carlos Barreto underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 2012.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1963 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1969.
Contractors involved
Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 6 units of francis turbines, each with 175MW nameplate capacity.
ASEA Power Systems supplied 6 electric generators for the project.
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About Furnas Centrais Eletricas
Furnas Centrais Eletricas SA (Furnas), a subsidiary of Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA is a power generation company. It generates and transmits electricity. The company offers services such as hydrographic basin inventory studies, technical and economic feasibility studies, energy and economic studies, scale model hydroelectric plant studies, environmental management, land management, electrical systems studies, basic and detailed engineering designing services. It also provides technical specifications for equipment and services, service and equipment quality control, worksite quality control, operation and maintenance, voice and data transmission for electricity and telecommunications companies, and construction and operation of electric and thermal power plants and transmission systems. Furnas operates hydroelectric power stations, transmission lines, substations and thermal power stations. The company serves hydroelectric and thermoelectric plants, substations, transmission lines, wind parks and telecommunications sectors. It operates offices in Rio De Janeiro, Brasilia and Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Furnas is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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