Mazar Dam

The Mazar Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Paute River Cañar Province, Ecuador. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it is located directly upstream of the Paute Dam as part of the Amaluza-Molino project. The dam's power station has an installed capacity of 170 megawatts (230,000 hp). Construction on the dam began in 2004; the generators were commissioned in 2010 and the remaining works were completed in 2011.[1][2][3]

Mazar Dam
Location of Mazar Dam in Ecuador
CountryEcuador
LocationCañar Province
Coordinates2°35′31.71″S 78°37′03.58″W
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began2004
Opening date2010
Owner(s)Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (CELEC)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsPaute River
Height166 m (545 ft)
Length340 m (1,120 ft)
Elevation at crest2,166 m (7,106 ft)
Width (base)500 m (1,600 ft)
Dam volume5,483,000 m3 (193,600,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
Active capacity309×10^6 m3 (251,000 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity410×10^6 m3 (330,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area4,388 km2 (1,694 sq mi)
Maximum length31 km (19 mi)
Normal elevation2,153 m (7,064 ft)
Power Station
Commission date2010
Hydraulic head68 m (223 ft)
Turbines2 x 85 MW (114,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity170 MW (230,000 hp)
Annual generation800 gigawatt-hours (2,900 TJ) (est.)

References

  1. "Introduction". CELEC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013. See all pages for the Mazar Dam
  2. "Mazar Dam and Hydropower Project". Tractebel. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. "Mazar Hydroelectric Plant". Impreglio. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
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