Project Coronel Barros - Brazil
Small Hydroelectric Power Plant (SHP)
Located on a greenfield site, this project provides electric power to Brazilian National Interconnected System (SIN), displacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy.
This project involves the construction of a Small Hydroelectric Power Plant connected to Brazilian National Interconnected Grid and a regional development plan with improvements to infrastructure for consumers & municipalities. Project being developed with stakeholder inclusion and socio-environmental programs to directly contributing towards
Power is generated through water gravitational energy, driving turbines triggering generators producing electricity.
Installed capacity 4 MW. “Run of the river” plant configuration with two 3-Phase Synchronous Generators (2,000 kVA and 3360 rpm rotation) with static excitation, two Bulbo turbines with Kaplan Rotors designed to optimise existing hydraulic potential of river, causing minimal flooding (7.12 ha, of which 5.12ha was initially flooded by existing river bed, power density of 56.2 W/m2), water head of 252m and water flow of 4.97m3/s.
Project includes the construction of 150.85m concrete dam with 100m Creager-type spillway, water intake, 356m approach channel, loading chamber, engine room, 17.95m tailrace, substation, & reservoir. Energy generated will be connected to the Brazilian National Grid (SIN) via existing distribution cables with connection point located 50m from the SHP.
Safeguards to uphold principals of human rights, promote gender equality & women’s rights, community health, safety and working conditions, respecting cultural heritage, indigenous people, land tenure rights, environmental management programs as mandated by law, to ensure protection of water, soil, fauna and flora, waste management and installation of a Permanent Preservation Area (APP) of 7.20 ha with additional tree plantations and socio educational programs.