Sao Roque is a 141.9MW hydro power project. It is planned on Canoas river/basin in Santa Catarina, Brazil. 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 2026. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is being developed and currently owned by Sao Roque Energetica.
Sao Roque is a reservoir based project. The gross head of the project will be 53m. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, is expected to be 3 in number. The penstock length will be 63m. The project is expected to generate 800 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2013. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2026.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project will be sold to Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica, Brazil under a power purchase agreement. The offtake capacity is expected to be 141.9MW.
Contractors involved
Andritz Hydro will be the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company is expected to provide 3 units of francis turbines, each with 47.3MW nameplate capacity.
Weg Electric Equipment is expected to supply 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is likely to be 50.5 MVA.
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