El Bala, Rurrenabaque, Beni, Bolivia

River: Beni

Status: Proposed project

200 thousand hectares flooded

125 hectares per MW

Tropical rain forest

2 thousand people displaced

1 person per MW

-2 billion USD
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)

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Analysis table

Results

Net Present Value: 
-2,364 million USD
NPV including net greenhouse gas emissions: 
-3,061 million USD
Internal Rate of Return: 
3.78%
Hectares flooded per MW: 
125 hectares per MW
Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions: 
1,221 million metric tonnes
Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW: 
762,987 metric tonnes per MW
People displaced per megawatt: 
1 person per MW

Inputs and assumptions

Installed capacity : 
1,600 MW
Capacity used: 
55%
Area flooded: 
200,000 hectares
Vegetation type: 
Tropical rain forest
People displaced: 
2,000 people displaced
Construction time: 
5 years
Construction cost: 
2,400,000,000 USD
Transmission infrastructure cost: 
1,831,000,000 USD
Wholesale price of energy: 
40 USD
Economic discount rate: 
13%
farjan
12 September 2011 – 12:03am

Comments

Capacidad Instalada y costo de construcción

Posted by Aja Heisler on 29 March 2012 – 9:40pm

He cambiado la capacidad instalada de 2.460 MW a 1.600 MW y el costo de construcción de 1.048.000.000 a 2.400.000.000 a ser un análisis más preciso.

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