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Potrero Hydro Power Plant

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Peru

Source: World Bank Group

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In August 2013, Peruvian company Aluz Clean Energy, through its subsidiary Empresa Electrica Agua Azul S.A., was awarded the contract to construct and operate the Potreto hydro power plant (Crisnejas river) located at Eduardo Villanueva district (19,9MW).

The power plant signed 20-year power purchase agreements with distribution companies after winning the public bidding that took place in 2014

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Power Generation (CCGT), Government, Commercial
Location
Peru
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Potrero Hydro Power Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Peru. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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In August 2013, Peruvian company Aluz Clean Energy, through its subsidiary Empresa Electrica Agua Azul S.A., was awarded the contract to construct and operate the Potreto hydro power plant (Crisnejas river) located at Eduardo Villanueva district (19,9MW). The power plant signed 20-year power purchase agreements with distribution companies after winning the public bidding that took place in 2014 (tariff offered: US$ 0.0518/kWh). The investment was estimated at US$ 45 million. Construction commenced in April 2015 and commercial operations were scheduled to begin in March 2017. As of October 2016, construction works were nearly concluded.

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Peru

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Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Power Generation (CCGT), Government, Commercial

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2024-09-20

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