Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Santa María Dam
Dam in Zunil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
The Santa María Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Santa María) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Samalá River in Zunil, Escuintla, Guatemala.[1]
The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 215,500 m3.[1] The water is transported to the powerhouse through 614 m long pressure pipe.[1] The plant has 3 different turbines (1 × 2.48 MW and 2 × 2.2 MW) with a total installed capacity of 6.88 MW. The plant has a level declination of 101 m, and a designed flow of 2.35 m3/s for unit 1 and 2, and 2.42 m3/s for unit 3.[1]
The plant that became operational in 1927 annually produces 38 GWh of electrical power.[1]
Remove ads
See also
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads