POWER VI CERRON GRAN

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The project would include: (1) construction of the Ahuachapan geothermal power plant, comprising steam separators, silencers, a powerhouse containing a turbo-generator, a condenser and other accessory equipment, a switchyard and a canal; (2) Cerron Grande hydroelectric development, comprising a fill dam across the Rio Lempa, a spillway, two intakes and pressure tunnels, a surface powerhouse with two 67.5 MW turbo generator units and accessory equipment, and a switchyard; (3) construction of 42 km of single circuit 115 kV transmission lines and 34 km of double circuit 115 kV transmission lines; (4) construction of a telemetering center, which would receive and transmit automatically operational information between the generating stations and headquarters; (5) engineering design work on the third unit of Cerron Grande and pre-feasibility or feasibility studies of projects to be agreed between CEL and the Bank; and (6) training of CEL's professional staff.