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- El Cajon Hydroelectric Project
El Cajon Hydroelectric Project
Honduras
| Borrower | Honduras |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Energy |
| Approved | 23.03.1979 |
| Signed | 17.05.1979 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | IADB |
| Executing Agency | Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica (ENEE) |
| Co-financiers | IBRD, IDA, IADB, Gov't of Japan, CABEI, Swiss Gov't, German Gov't, ENEE, Government, Others |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 3.50 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 618.00 |
This project aims at meeting the country's energy demands through 1991 by increasing its generating capacity by 242 MW. The project comprises the following activities:
- builidng of of a concrete arch dam, including intake and tailrace structures, pressure shafts and spillways;
- construction of an underground power station with four turbines and their respective 73 MW generators;
- construction of an exterior substation to house the central control offices connected to the power station by an access tunnel;
- building of an access road to the dam crest; and
- detailed engineering for construction design and the supervision and administration of works.