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sierra nevada de santa marta, magdalena, Colombia

River: Magdalena

Status: In Operation

Luis Jara - Jun 7th, 2012

4,300 hectares flooded

10 hectares per MW

5,000 people displaced

12 people per MW

2,326 billion COP
net present value
(Excluding environmental costs)

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Results
Net Present Value2,326 billion COP
NPV including net greenhouse gas emissions2,325 billion COP
Internal Rate of Return103% (unrealistic)
Hectares flooded per MW10 hectares per MW
Gross CO₂ equivalent emissions13,123 thousand metric tonnes
Gross CO₂ equivalent per MW31,246 metric tonnes per MW
Hectares flooded per MW10 hectares per MW
People displaced per megawatt12 people per MW

Inputs and assumptions
People displaced5,000 people displaced
Area flooded4,300 hectares
Vegetation type or land coverAmericas; Tropical Rainforest; Forest, Cropland Mosaic; Non-Frontier - 96.5
Carbon density96.50 tC/ha
Installed capacity 420 MW
Capacity used80%
Construction time5 years
Construction cost43,000,000,000 COP
Transmission infrastructure cost9,000,000,000 COP
Wholesale price of energy120,000 COP
Economic discount rate10%

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