Antelomita Hydroelectric Power Station Explained

Antelomita Hydroelectric Power Station
Coordinates:-19.012°N 47.7033°W
Country:Madagascar
Location:Anjeva Gara, Analamanga Region
Status:O
Commissioned:Antelomita I: 1930
Antelomita II: 1952-1953
Owner:Jirama
Ps Units Operational:Antelomita I: 3 x 1.4MW MW
Antelomita II: 3 x 1.4MW
Ps Electrical Capacity:8.4MW

The Antelomita Hydroelectric Power Station is located in the rural commune Anjeva Gara of the Analamanga Region, Madagascar. The hydroelectric power station comprises two parts, Antelomita I and II. Both are adjacent to one another on separate water falls along the Ikopa River. Each water fall is dammed and water is diverted to the power station; each of which contains three generators. The first two were commissioned in 1930, the second two in 1952 and the final two in 1953. Both stages have an installed capacity of . They were built by a French firm but are now owned and operated by Jirama. The Tsiazompaniry and Mantasoa Dams upstream regulate water to the power station.[1] [2]

It is situated in a distance of 48 km South-East from Antananarivo, 10 km East of Anjeva Gara and 14 km from Ambohimanambola.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inventaire du parc hydroélectrique existant - Juin 2013 . ORE . 18 March 2014 . French . June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140318044143/http://www.ore.mg/Plan%20Indicatif/RIA.xls . 18 March 2014 .
  2. Web site: Mantasoa and lake . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103150352/http://www.mantasoa.com/mantasoa/lac-mantasoa.html . dead . 3 November 2012 . Mantasoa . 17 March 2014 .
  3. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/razakanandrasanaNirinalalaina_ESPA_M2_13.pdf CENTRALE HYDRO-ELECTRIQUE. CAS DE LA JIRAMA ANTELOMITA