SANTA ROSA HYDROPOWER PLANT PROJECT 

 

 

SECTOR: ENERGY

 

 

 

 
 

 

  General Description:

  The project is a new run-of-river hydroelectric plant of 16.8 MW that will use part of the

  hydraulic infrastructure left without damage after a landslide destroyed an existing

  hydropower Plant at this location.  The project will be located 80 km by road from the main

  urban center (La Paz City) in the middle portion of the Zongo River Valley. The basin

  extends north, with its origin in the eastern region of the Andes, in the La Paz Department

  of Bolivia, and is part of the Amazon Basin. The project will consist of a low head unit with

  a capacity of 6.4 MW and an average generation of 33 GWh/year and a high head unit

  with 10.4 MW of capacity and an average generation of 47 GWh/year, making a total of 80

  GWh/year.

 

  Project lifetime:

  40 years

 

  Accreditation period:

  21 years.

 

  Baseline and Monitoring Methodology:

  Approved consolidated baseline methodology reference number assigned by the CDM

  executive board: ACM0002/ version 06, sectoral scope: 01, 19 may 2006

 

  Estimated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions:

  Annual: 38,160 tCO2e

  Up to a period of 7 years: 267,120 tCO2e

  Up to a period of 10 years: 381,600 tCO2e

  Up to a period of 14 years:  534,240 tCO2e

  Up to a period of 21 years:  801,360 tCO2e

 

  Project Benefits:

  The construction of the project will displace fossil-fueled generating facilities, reducing the

  emission of greenhouse gases that would be emitted in absence of the project.

 

  The construction of the project will create jobs in the project area.

 

  Large capital investment will be injected to the Bolivian economy due to the development

  of the project.

 

  Increased training capacities in the technical personnel.

 

  The Bolivian Power Company Limited (COBEE, by its abbreviation) maintains existent forest

   in the watershed to conserve the hydrological conditions and reduce soil erosion.

 

  Total Project cost estimate:

  Development Costs:  0.6 US$ million

  Construction Direct Costs: 15.0 US$ million

  Construction Indirect Costs: 1.0 US$ million

  Total:  16.6 US$ million

 

  Current Status:

  The Project Design Document is under the validation process and the National Approval

  Letter was requested.

 

  Contact Information:

  Compañía Boliviana de Energía Eléctrica S.A. (COBEE)

  Mr. Hector Baldivieso

  Phone: +591-2-2782530

  hector.baldivieso@cobee.com


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