THE ECHO - Ferrostaal

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projects & contracting
PLANT IN PERU REMAINS FULLY OPERATIONAL DURING RENOVATIONS
A NEW LEASE OF LIFE IN PERU
After 60 years in operation without any renovations, the international energy company Edegel/Endesa awarded Voith Siemens
Hydro Power Generation, Brazil und MAN Ferrostaal the contract for the modernisation of its hydroelectric plant in Callahuanca,
Peru. The plant was given a “new lease of life” with a high level of operational reliability, dispatchability and a capacity increased
by 25 percent.
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Endesa is Spain’s largest energy company.
It enjoys a large share of the electricity
generation market in Latin America with,
for example, hydroelectric and thermal
plants, but mainly gas turbine plants. In
Peru, Endesa is the majority shareholder
(63%) in Edegel S.A.A.
Endesa’s 60-year-old hydroelectric plant
in Callahuanca is now an example of stateof-the-art
technology. It meets the technical
requirements for automatic operation
of the various plant facilities from
a central point of control. Edegel/Endesa
required a contractual guarantee that its
operations would be disrupted as little as
possible during project. The renovation
and commercial commissioning of each of
the three units had to be completed during
a shut-down period of just 90 days,
while the plant remained fully operational.