Piñuela hydroelectric plant

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Piñuela hydroelectric plant (Central Hidroeléctrica Piñuela) is a shelved hydroelectric power plant in Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Piñuela hydroelectric plant

Status	Nameplate capacity	Technology type	Owner	Operator
Shelved	500 MW	Conventional storage	Empresa Nicaragüense de Electricidad (ENEL)	Empresa Nicaragüense de Electricidad (ENEL)

Location

Table 2: Location details for Piñuela hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Matagalpa, Nicaragua	Río Grande de Matagalpa	12.9288, -85.9151 (approximate)

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