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.


Pachachaca facts

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