NISPERO HYDRO VIII

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The objectives of the project are to meet Honduran power load requirements which will exceed present generating capacity by 1980, to strengthen ENEE's management and planning capacity and to improve energy sector organization and planning. The project comprises the construction of the 22.5 MW Nispero hydroelectric plant, and the 30 MW Puerto Cortes diesel plant; studies of energy sector organization and ENEE's management system and organization, a national electrification master plan, preparation of a hydropower inventory updating, a prefeasibility study of the Piedras Amarillas hydro project, and a training program for ENEE. The project faces no special risks except for the complex geology of the Nispero hydro component site and the possibility of limited international contractor interest in this component because of its small size.