990 MW capacity

Cachuela Esperanza, Guayaramerin, Beni, Bolivia

River: Beni

Status: Proposed project

2 thousand hectares flooded

2 hectares per MW

Mix of crops & tropical rainforest (50/50)

-1,209 million USD
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)

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Analysis table

Results

Net Present Value:

-1,209 million USD

NPV including net greenhouse gas emissions:

-1,175 million USD

Internal Rate of Return:

3.19%

Hectares flooded per MW:

2 hectares per MW

Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions:

6,136 thousand metric tonnes

Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW:

6,198 metric tonnes per MW

People displaced per megawatt:

2 people per MW

Inputs and assumptions

Installed capacity :

990 MW

Capacity used:

50%

Area flooded:

2,000 hectares

Vegetation type:

Mix of crops & tropical rainforest (50/50)

People displaced:

2,000 people displaced

Construction time:

5 years

Construction cost:

2,000,000,000 USD

Transmission infrastructure cost:

80,000,000 USD

Wholesale price of energy:

40 USD

Economic discount rate:

12.8%

Anonymous

14 September 2011 – 4:20pm

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