Peru – Successful commissioning of 20 MW Marañon and 18 MW Yarucaya HPP

GUGLER Water Turbines has successfully put into operation two major hydropower plants in Peru in 2017:
HPP Marañon: consisting of three (3) Francis turbines with a total power output of 20 MW was started up in May 2017. GUGLER Water Turbines supplied the complete electromechanical equipment . Marañon hydropower plant is the second power plant after the successful commissioning of the 13 MW Carpapata III hydropower plant in August 2016 which has been completed for the UNACEM/Celepsa group.

HPP Yarucaya: consisting of two (2) Francis turbines with a total power output of 18 MW was started up in July 2017 for the investor HUAURA POWER GROUP SA . GUGLER Water Turbines supplied the complete electromechanical equipment designed for a net head of 168 m and a discharge of 12 m3/s.

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GUGLER Water Turbines has now successfully commissioned four (4) major hydropower plants in Peru over the last few years.

(Dec/2017)

About GUGLER Water Turbines GmbH:

GUGLER Water Turbines GmbH is a leading supplier of – state of the art – turbine technology, supplying all types of Francis, Kaplan and Pelton turbines up to 40 MW per unit and related electro-mechanical equipment for small and medium sized hydro power plants (water to wire).
GUGLER Water Turbines GmbH supplies also special turbines such as micro turbines, container turbines, siphon turbines, gates turbines on a global basis.