General Description
The project consists of a central control house at the foot of the damn, located on the site “The Philippines” with UTM coordinates E 434,518.267, 908,060.018 N WGS-84 datum.
The project has been conceptualized with a Gravity Dam of 44.91 meters in height above the riverbed.
The reservoir level is set at elevation 103 m (According to Information Levels Tommy Guardia National Geographic Institute).
The coronation of the dam will be located at an altitude of 109 meters and will have approximately 424 meters long.
The flow rate multi-year site The Philippines, corresponding to 50.30 m3 / s.
The Eco Stream project is estimated at 3.5 m3 / s.
The Project Design Flow was estimated at 75 m3 / s.
Technical Data
| Main River Project: | Tabasará |
| Central Type: | Foot of Outlet |
| Flow Rate: | 50.30m3/s |
| Design Flow: | 75m3/s |
| Ecological Flow: | 5.03m3/s |
| Dam Height: | 44.91m |
| Chute Type: | Free Front Type |
| Forced Pipe: | Diameter of 2.75m |
| River which discharges: | Tabasará |
| Installed Capacity: | 28.56MW (2 x 13.14MW + 1 x 1.98MW) |
| Turbogroups: | 2 Kaplan + 1 Francis |
| Interannual Media Generation: | 124.83GWh/year |
| Normal Operating Level: | 103msnm |
| Level of Discharge: | 60.00msnm |
| Gross Fall: | 43.00msnm |
Location
The project works are located in the districts of Veladero and Bella Vista, District Tole, Chiriqui and use the waters of Tabasará to generate electrical energy.
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