La Garita hydroelectric plant

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La Garita hydroelectric plant (Central Hidroeléctrica La Garita) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Concepción, Cantón Atenas, Costa Rica.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for La Garita hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1958[2] 97 MW[2] 2[3] Conventional storage[4] Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad[3] Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad[4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for La Garita hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Concepción, Cantón Atenas, Costa Rica[5] Rio Grande[4] 9.9342, -84.3593 (exact)[5]

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208131048/https://www.plncr.org/plantas-hidroelectricas. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC29F34_la-presa-garita. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210704022356/https://opecfund.org/operations/list/ventanas-garita-hydroelectric-project. Archived from the original on 04 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://pvv.org/~nilsol/cases/garita/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://goo.gl/maps/uxMdexjnWx4B6iPC9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)