La Oroya

Junin

One out of three of SN Power`s cluster of hydropower plants in the Yauli region of Peru

La Oroya

La Oroya HPP is the company’s oldest plant, which started operations in 1914. It is located at 3,694 masl in the district of La Oroya. La Oroya HPP is part of the hydraulic sub-system of Pachachaca. The waters used in the Pachachaca HPP are discharged into the Yauli river, and then taken again in the cut-off intake and conveyed through a 16 km-long channel up to Taza Oroya, and then to the powerhouse through a penstock of 1,335 m in length.

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La Oroya facts

Location:  La Oroya, Junín, Peru

Water Source:  Yauli river watershed

Installed Capacity:  9 MW

Type:  Run-of-river

Annual Output:  65 GWh

Gross Head:  221 m

Design Flow:  6 m3/s

Equipment:  Powerhouse, 3 generation units, 2 horizontal shaft Pelton turbines per unit

Construction:  Completed in 1914

Start-up:  1914