Project Esquina Gaucho   - 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 4.95 MW. “Run of the river” plant configuration with three 3-Phase Synchronous generators with horizontal mountings (2000kVA, 225 rpm) and three Bulbo turbines with Kaplan Rotors designed to optimise existing hydraulic potential of river, causing minimal flooding (3.44 ha), power density of 143.9 W/m2), water head of 209m and water flow of 21.78m3/s.

Project includes the construction of a 496.66m concrete dam with a 328.66m Creager-type spillway, water intake, loading chamber, engine room at the foot of the dam, 25m tailrace, substation, & reservoir. Energy generated will be connected to the Brazilian National Grid (SIN) via existing distribution cables (23.1kV) with connection point located 50m from the SHP, in the municipality of Santo Ângelo. 

 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. 

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