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CDM project co-benefits in the Sayan District, Lima, Peru: Micro hydro power delivering community infrastructure and services
CDM project co-benefits in the Sayan District, Lima, Peru: Micro hydro power delivering community infrastructure and services
Author:United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (2010)
The Santa Rosa Project is a bundled small run-of-river hydroelectric power scheme comprising 4.1 MW of installed capacity at three separate units (1.1 MW, 1.5 MW, 1.5 MW) located in the Sayan District, Lima, Peru. The turbines are placed in slipstreams at three locations on the existing channel feeding water from the Huara River to the Santa Rosa irrigation zone. Electricity is supplied to the local electricity grid, helping to improve the quality of electricity services in the region.