Type of workRenewable Energy
Power27 MW
Drop90 m
Object: hydroelectric exploitation.
Description: The energy produced in PCH Quartel I aims to meet the demands of the Brazilian domestic market, and the Quartel complex will be interconnected to the National Electric System (SIN).
Characteristics:
- region – Gouveia, Santana do Pirapama, MG;
- River – Paraúna;
- steady energy – 14.00 MW average;
- drop – 90 m;
- nº of turbines – 3;
- type – Francis horizontal;
- spillway – Free-flowing weir type;
- material – CCR (Roller Compacted Concrete);
- tunnel – 3,300.00 m.
