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AQUA PRIETA

Customer: Commission Federal de Electricidad (CFE)
Country: Mexico
Year of commissioning: 1989

In the year 1985 the Commission Federal de Electricidad (CFE) of Mexico ordered from VA TECH ESCHER WYSS two vertical 6 jet Pelton units with 120 MW output each for the project Agua Prieta.

The turbine runners have been manufactured at VA TECH ESCHER WYSS in Ravensburg, Germany and the remaining turbine components at VA TECH ESCHER WYSS Mexico, in Morelia.

The units have been successfully commissioned in the year 1989.

Technical Data:      
Turbine
No. of units

2

-
Output

120.0

MW
Head

518.0

m
Speed

300.0

rpm
Runner dia.

3,065

mm

 
Pictures
   
 

Runner fabrication

 
   
 

Runner of Agua Prieta

 
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