Location Zunil (Quetzaltenango) Impounds Samalá River Opened 1927 | Opening date 1927 Total capacity 215,500 m Impound Samalá River | |
Official name Planta Hidroeléctrica Santa María | ||
The Santa María Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Santa María) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Samalá River in Zunil, Escuintla, Guatemala.
Map of Santa Mar%C3%ADa Dam, Guatemala
The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 215,500 m3. The water is transported to the powerhouse through 614 m long pressure pipe. The plant has 3 different turbines (1 × 2.48 MW and 2 × 2.2 MW) with a total installed capacity of 6.88 MW. The plant has a level declination of 101 m, and a designed flow of 2.35 m3/s for unit 1 and 2, and 2.42 m3/s for unit 3.
The plant started operating in 1927 and produces annually 38 GWh of electrical power.
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