Arenal-Dengo-Sandillal (Ardesa) Complex

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Arenal-Dengo-Sandillal (Ardesa) Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in Costa Rica.

The complex consists of the following projects:

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Arenal-Dengo-Sandillal (Ardesa) Complex

Project name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Arenal hydroelectric plant (Costa Rica) operating[1] 1979[2] 157.0 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad [100%][3]
Miguel Pablo Dengo hydroelectric plant operating[4] 1982[5] 174.0 MW[4] Conventional storage[5] Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad [100%][3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Arenal-Dengo-Sandillal (Ardesa) Complex

Project name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Arenal hydroelectric plant (Costa Rica) Santa Rosa, Cantón Tilarán, Costa Rica[6] 10.4755, -84.9989 (exact)[6]
Miguel Pablo Dengo hydroelectric plant Cantón Cañas, Costa Rica[6] 10.4695, -85.0763 (exact)[6]

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Additional data

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References

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  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817011826/https://www.presidencia.go.cr/comunicados/2019/12/planta-arenal-cumple-40-anos-de-generar-electricidad-renovable/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221109132618/https://thecostaricanews.com/arenal-power-plant-turns-40-years-generating-renewable-electricity/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221203155613/https://ojoalclima.com/guanacaste-la-capital-costarricense-la-electricidad-limpia/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220630164737/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/corobici-dengo-costa-rica/. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)