Caruachi hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Fransisco de Miranda

Caruachi hydroelectric plant (Central Hidroeléctrica Caruachi) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Puerto Ordaz, Municipio Caroní, Bolivar State, Venezuela.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Caruachi hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 2003[1] 2160 MW[1] 12[1] Conventional storage[2] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional SA [100%][3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Caruachi hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Puerto Ordaz, Municipio Caroní, Bolivar State, Venezuela[4] Río Caroní[1] 8.1609, -62.8001 (exact)[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221205181000/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/caruachi/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118184329/https://www.renewable-technology.com/projects/caruachi-hydroelectric-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120005251/https://borgenproject.org/tag/corpoelec/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 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)