Hydroelectric Plant Cochea

Company Name: Generadora Alto Valle, S.A.

Technical Data

Installed Capacity:	15.7MW
Generation:	62 GWh/year based on average historical hydrology
Equipment:	Two groups of Andritz turbogenerators 7.85MW capacity each
Design flow:	14m³/s
Interconnection:	14 km 34.5 kV line connected to ETESA’s Caldera substation

Cochea, which finalized construction in October 2012, is located approximately 20 kilometers north of the city of David, in Dolega District, Chiriquí Province, over the right margin of the Cochea River.

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