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- Ventanas-Garita Hydroelectric Project
Ventanas-Garita Hydroelectric Project
Costa Rica
Borrower | Costa Rica |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Energy |
Approved | 19.09.1981 |
Signed | 19.10.1981 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | IADB |
Executing Agency | Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) |
Co-financiers | IADB, ICE |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 13.40 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 204.70 |
The project will utilize water from the Virilla and Circuels Rivers. The works consist mainly of construction of a concrete gravity diversion dam across the river, conducting tunnels, spillways, surge tank, penstock, powerhouse and related transmission lines. Two 45MW electric alternators will be installed in the powerhouse for a total installed capacity of 96MW.