Guri hydroelectric plant

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Guri hydroelectric plant (Central Hidroeléctrica Guri) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Orinoco, Venezuela.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Guri hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1986[1] 10200 MW[1] 20[2] Conventional storage[2] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional SA[2] CVG Electrification del Caroni CA (Edelca)[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Guri hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Orinoco, Venezuela[1] Río Caroní[1] 7.7659, -62.9982 (exact)[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221023215122/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/gurihydroelectric/. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221210094853/https://dialogochino.net/en/climate-energy/32577-venezuelas-electricity-emergency-swallows-up-tens-of-millions-of-dollars/. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Global Power Plant Database - Data". World Resources Institute. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.