Yaciretà Hydroelectric Power Plant (Brazo Aña Cuá Project)

Hydropower Plants
Yaciretà Hydroelectric Power Plant, Paraguay
SDG Obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile
Affordable and Clean energy Affordable and Clean energy
Climate action Climate action

The project foresees the performance of works to upgrade the Yaciretà Hydroelectric Power Plant on Río Paraná.

The contract covers all the civil works and some electromechanical works to install three additional Kaplan turbines in the existing hydroelectric power plant to increase its installed capacity by 270 MW (+9%) for an average annual energy output of 1,700 GWh.

Technical data

Concrete (m3)

265,000

Steel (tons)

11,500

Open Excavations (m3)

1,386,000