Andritz Supplies Equipment for Hydro Power Plant in Peru

IndustrialsConstruction ♦ Published: February 23, 2012; 16:02 ♦ (Vindobona)

Luz del Sur, one of the largest electric utility companies in Peru, has awarded Andritz Hydro a contract to supply the electromechanical equipment for the Santa Teresa hydropower station.

Andritz Supplies Equipment for Hydro Power Plant in Peru / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The new underground power house with a water head of 188 m will use the tailwater from the Machu Picchu hydropower station nearby in the Urubamba valley of the Cusco region and will have a total output of 98.5 MW. The Andritz Hydro scope of supply includes design engineering, delivery, installation, and commissioning of two Francis turbines, governors, generators, as well as protection…