Representative Projects

- Chingaza
- Chingaza (Expansion)
- San Rafael
- Bucaramanga
- Aguablanca
- Tibitoc
- Misicuni
- Cali
- Barranquilla

Misicuni Multipurpose Project

The objective of the Misicuni Multipurpose Project is to divert the waters from the Misicuni River to supply the Central Cochabamba Valley with potable water, irrigation water and electric power generation.

This project comprises the transfer of the Titiri and Serkheta Rivers and the main tunnel connecting the transfer tunnel to the reservoir intake structure, as part of the first stage of the project.

Main characteristics:

The project comprises the construction of a 120-m high dam, a 19.5-km long tunnel, a pressurized system which main component is a 2.6-km long penstock that conveys a controlled flow from the reservoir to the power plant under a total head of 1,053 m. The powerhouse will be located at the toe of the Molle-Molle Ridge, north of the town of El Paso, housing three turbine-generators sets (total power: 120 MW), allowing the production of a yearly 500 Gwh. With a yield of 3,9 m³/s, the discharged water will enter a stilling pond that is subsequently diverted to the potable water conduit to supply the population with 2.5 m³/sec and to the main irrigation channels, covering an area of 6,000 ha in the Central Valley.

Services rendered:

The TAMS-INGETEC joint venture was in charge of supervision during construction of the works related to the main water conveyance tunnel of the project.

Client:

Empresa Misicuni.

Location:

Cochabamba (Bolivia).