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El Bala, Provincia Orellana; Cantón Loreto; Sistema Hidrogr, Bolivia

River: El Bala

Status: Proposed project

noel - Jun 7th, 2012

28 thousand hectares flooded

16 hectares per MW

3,000 people displaced

2 people per MW

101 million USD
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)

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Results
Net Present Value100,943 thousand USD
NPV including net greenhouse gas emissions131,449 thousand USD
Internal Rate of Return12.5%
Hectares flooded per MW16 hectares per MW
Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions85,455 thousand metric tonnes
Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW47,475 metric tonnes per MW
Hectares flooded per MW16 hectares per MW
People displaced per megawatt2 people per MW

Inputs and assumptions
People displaced3,000 people displaced
Area flooded28,000 hectares
Vegetation type or land coverAmericas; Tropical Rainforest; Forest, Cropland Mosaic; Non-Frontier - 96.5
Carbon density96.50 tC/ha
Installed capacity 1,800 MW
Capacity used60%
Construction time5 years
Construction cost2,400,000,000 USD
Transmission infrastructure cost120,000,000 USD
Wholesale price of energy53 USD
Economic discount rate12%

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