Hydropower in Peru: the importance of firm capacity

  • D. Paschini and C. Amiot, EDF Peru P. Gonzalez Orbegoso, Electro Araza, Peru C. Butron, COES (Peruvian Electrical System Operator), Peru
  • Vol. 29 - Issue 6, 2022

The need to obtain more firm capacity for Peru’s national power system led to plans to exploit the hydropower potential of the Araza river, with the implementation of an upstream daily reservoir instead of building pure run-of-river plants. The design of the project, and the role it will play in the operation of the Peruvian grid, are described here.

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