El Toro hydroelectric plant

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El Toro hydroelectric plant (Central Hidroeléctrica El Toro) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Biobío Region, Chile.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for El Toro hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1973[2] 450 MW[1] 4 x 112.5 MW[2] Conventional storage[1] Enel Generación Chile SA[1] Enel Generación Chile SA[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for El Toro hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Biobío Region, Chile[1] Río Laja[3] -37.2934, -71.4924 (exact)[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125121316/https://generadoras.cl/empresas-asociadas/enel. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625010415/https://www.enel.cl/en/investors/investor-enel-generacion/our-power-plants/el-toro.html. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220625060322/https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/endesa-chile-to-limit-water-extractions-in-el-toro-hydropower-plant/. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Global Power Plant Database - Data". World Resources Institute. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.