Under the contract, Voith Hydro will be responsible for the electromechanical development, equipment engineering, manufacturing, installation, supervision, commissioning services and project management.
Voith will produce energy of Los Condors by two Pelton vertical axis units, which together have an installed capacity of approximately 150MW.
Electromechanical scope of Voith includes two Pelton turbines, two generators, plant and product engineering, manufacturing, erection, supervision, commissioning and project management services.
With an estimated plant factor of 48% and an average annual generation of 642GWh, the Los Cóndores project marks Endesa Chile’s efforts to develop the country’s electricity, providing clean, renewable, and low operating cost energy.
Voith Hydro will develop the project’s key components in São Paulo, Brazil.
The hydro power plant, which will operate in the upper basin of the Maule Region, will have less environmental impact on the scenery, soil, vegetation, and fauna in the area.
Scheduled to enter into commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2018, the plant’s all civil works including, among others, intake, adduction tunnel, pressure pique, underground powerhouse and discharge channel, will be completed in about five years.
