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Conveying water in steep heights: Solutions for a hydropower project in the Andes Mountains

March 27, 2018

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By Carlos Calderaro and Jose Alvoeiro

Solutions for a hydropower project in the Andes Mountains

To increase the reliability of electric power supply for its mining operations, Peruvian mining company Buenaventura elected to develop a hydroelectric project in the Palca River basin of the Andes Mountains in Peru, approximately 130 kilometers east of the capital city of Lima.

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Carlos is an electro-mechanical engineer with 30 years of experience in hydropower projects with a focus on hydraulic turbine mechanical design and major hydropower mechanical equipment.
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Over the course of his 40-year consulting career, Jose has gained a broad range of experiences relating to the hydropower sector.
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