Pucará hydroelectric plant (Ecuador)

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Pucará hydroelectric plant (Ecuador) (Central Hidroeléctrica Pucará) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Santiago de Pillaro, Tungurahua, Ecuador.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Pucará hydroelectric plant (Ecuador)

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology type	Owner	Operator
Operating	1977	73 MW	Conventional storage	Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador SA	Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador

Location

Table 2: Location details for Pucará hydroelectric plant (Ecuador)

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Santiago de Pillaro, Tungurahua, Ecuador	-1.0793, -78.4552 (exact)

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