HydroCalculator
El Bala, La Paz
River: El Bala
1,600 MW capacity
Status: Proposed project
Samin - Jun 7th, 2012
28 thousand hectares flooded
18 hectares per MW
3,000 people displaced
2 people per MW
5,794 thousand USD
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)
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| Net Present Value | 5,794 thousand USD |
|---|---|
| NPV including net greenhouse gas emissions | 30,227 thousand USD |
| Internal Rate of Return | 10.0% |
| Cost per MWh | 57 USD per MWh |
| Hectares flooded per MW | 18 hectares per MW |
| Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions | 85,455 thousand metric tonnes |
| Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW | 53,409 metric tonnes per MW |
| Hectares flooded per MW | 18 hectares per MW |
| People displaced per megawatt | 2 people per MW |
| People displaced | 3,000 people displaced |
|---|---|
| Area flooded | 28,000 hectares |
| Carbon density | 96.5 tC/ha |
| Installed capacity | 1,600 MW |
| Capacity used | 55% |
| Construction time | 5 years |
| Construction cost | 2,400,000,000 USD |
| Transmission infrastructure cost | 120,000,000 USD |
| Wholesale price of energy | 53 USD |
| Economic discount rate | 10% |
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