Place
Georgia
Client
Hydro Energy Corporation
Year
2016 - in progress
Description for Enguri Cascade Hydropower (Georgia)
ENGURI HPP Cascade envisages the construction of three hydropower plants on the Enguri River with a total installed capacity of 560 MW (energy annual production 2185 GWh/y).
Main Features
IELI HPP ( 80 MW )
- RCC Dam ( H = 60 m; V reservoir = 4 Mm3 )
- Tunnel ( L = 15 Km, D = 4 m )
- Penstock ( L = 1 km, D = 3.5 m )
- Power House ( Outdoor, Gross Head = 278 m, IP = 80 MW, N° 2 Francis, E = 305 GWh/y )
KVANCHIANARI HPP ( 230 MW )
- RCC Dam ( H = 65 m; V reservoir = 5.7 Mm3 )
- Tunnel ( L = 19 km, D = 6 m )
- Penstock Shaft ( H = 250 m, D = 5 m )
- Power House ( Outdoor, Gross Head = 298 m, IP = 230 MW, N° 3 Francis, E = 920 GWh/y )
DIZI HPP ( 250 MW )
- Concrete Gravity Dam ( H = 65 m, V reservoir = 5 Mm3 )
- Tunnel ( L = 10 km, D = 7.5 m )
- Penstock Shaft ( H = 150 m, D = 6.5 m )
- Power House ( Outdoor, Gross Head = 195 m, IP= 250 MW, N° 3 Francis, E = 960 GWh/y )
Engineering Services
- Phase I: Prefeasibility Study
- Phase II: Feasibility Study of the Cascade
- Phase III: Basic Design
- Environmental and social impact assessment
- Dam Safety Plan and EPP
- Tender Documents