El Cajón Dam (Mexico) Explained
| El Cajón Dam |
| Dam Crosses: | Río Grande de Santiago |
| Location: | Nayarit, Mexico |
| Dam Type: | Concrete-face rock-fill |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Dam Length: | 6400NaN0 |
| Dam Height: | 1780NaN0 |
| Spillway Type: | Gate-controlled chute |
| Spillway Capacity: | 148640NaN0 |
| Construction Began: | 2003 |
| Opening: | June 2007 |
| Cost: | US$800 million[1] |
| Res Name: | El Cajón Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 5000000000m2 |
| Plant Operator: | CFE |
| Plant Turbines: | 2 x 375 MW Francis-type[2] |
| Plant Capacity: | 750 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 1,228 GWh |
| Plant Commission: | 2007 |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Location Map: | Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 21.4281°N -104.4519°W |
The El Cajón Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Río Grande de Santiago in the Mexican state of Nayarit. Construction began in 2003 and was completed in June 2007. It cost US$800 million to build.[1] It is 6400NaN0 long and is 1780NaN0 high. The reservoir holds approximately 5000000000m2 of water, and the generators are capable of producing of electricity. The dam is operated by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad, a state-owned Mexican electric company. Throughout the construction of the El Cajón Dam, the following is estimated:
- Rock fill with concrete face dam
- A cost of 800 million dollars
- An economic benefit of 2 billion pesos (160 million dollars)
- The creation of approximately 10,000 direct and indirect jobs
- The improvement of access roads that will benefit up to 20,000 inhabitants belonging to 40 communities
- An annual mean power generation of 1,228 GWh, approximately 1.5 times the annual consumption of Nayarit
- An installed capacity of
- An approximate annual savings of two million barrels of fuel oil
- An increase in the firm power generation of the Aguamilpa Hydroelectric Station, due to the regulation of the Río Grande de Santiago and its effluents in the basin, as well as the diversification of the primary energy sources in the National Electric System.
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References
- Web site: VoIP plays role in $800 million construction project. FierceEnterpriseCommunications. 22 January 2012. 2 August 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20120711161616/http://www.fierceenterprisecommunications.com/story/voip-plays-role-800-million-construction-project/2007-08-02. 11 July 2012.
- Web site: Taking a tour of CFRDs. International Water Power and Dam Construction. 10 February 2012. 6 October 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229211245/http://www.waterpowermagazine.com/storyprint.asp?sc=2054316. 29 February 2012.
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