Cara Small Hydroelectric Power Project (SHP), Brazil
Construction of a run of the river small hydro plant connected to Brazil’s National Interconnected System (SIN), supplying renewable electricity that displaces fossil fuel based thermoelectric generation and supports local socio-environmental programs.
Project Type: Renewable energy, small hydro (run of the river)
Grid Connection: Brazilian National Interconnected System (SIN)
Installed Capacity: 3.0 MW
Technology: Two Bulbo turbines with Kaplan rotors driving two 3-phase synchronous generators (horizontal mounting) with static excitation (1,800 kVA, 225 rpm)
Hydrology: 273 m head, 41.12 m³/s flow
Footprint and Flooding: 7.09 ha total flooding; power density 42.3 W/m²
Key Infrastructure: 158.65 m concrete dam with 90 m Creager-type spillway, water intake, loading chamber, engine room at the foot of the dam, 10 m tailrace, substation, reservoir
Connection Details: Linked to a dedicated 23.1 kV distribution network; connection point approx. 50 m from the substation in Augusto Pestana, Rio Grande do Sul
