69 MW capacity
El Carmen, Provincia Pichincha; Cantón Machachi; Sistema hidrográfico Esmeraldas; Río Laguna Antizana, Ecuador
Status: In Operation
788 hectares flooded
11 hectares per MW
Shrub cover
35 million USD
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)
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Analysis table
Results
Net Present Value:
34,639 thousand USD
Hectares flooded per MW:
11 hectares per MW
Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions:
40,976 metric tonnes
Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW:
592 metric tonnes per MW
People displaced per megawatt:
0 people per MW Inputs and assumptions
Installed capacity :
69.2 MW
Capacity used:
90%
Area flooded:
788 hectares
Vegetation type:
Shrub cover
People displaced:
0 people displaced
Construction time:
2 years
Construction cost:
78,330,000 USD
Transmission infrastructure cost:
0 USD
Wholesale price of energy:
41 USD
Economic discount rate:
12.6% Juan Carlos Rivera
26 August 2009 – 10:25pm
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