Pachachaca
The Pachachaca hydropower plant is located at 4,031 masl, in the district of Pachachaca. The waters that supply the plant are conveyed by a 2,6 km-long stave pipe and finally by a steel pipe up to the powerhouse.
The Pachachaca hydropower plant is located at 4,031 masl, in the district of Pachachaca. The waters that supply the plant are conveyed by a 2,6 km-long stave pipe and finally by a steel pipe up to the powerhouse.
Location: Pachachaca district, Junín, Peru
Water source: Pomacocha Reservoir
Installed capacity: 9 MW
Type: Run-of-river
Annual average output: 43 GWh
Net head: 242 m
Design flow: 6 m3/s
Equipment: Powerhouse, 3 generation units, 2 horizontal shaft Pelton turbines per unit
Construction: Completed in 1917
Start-up: 1917