Hydroelectric Plant Pedregalito 2

Company Name:  Generadora Río Chico, S.A.

Technical Data

Potencia Instalada: 12.5MW
Generation: 50 GWh/year based on average historical hydrology
Equipment: Two groups of Andritz turbogenerators 6.5MW capacity each
Design flow: 40m³/s
Interconnection: 11 km 34.5 kV line connected to ETESA’s Boquerón 3 substation

Pedregalito 2, which finalized construction in October 2011, is located in Alanje District, Province of Chiriquí, 2.2 kilometers downstream from Pedregalito 1’s water discharge.

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