GUACOLDA THERMAL POWER PLANT

Client: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries LTD.

Location: Guacolda, Región de Atacama.

Project Description

This project starts in 1992, when the first unit in the contemplated thermal power plant complex began its operations, contributing 152 MW to the Central Interconnected System (SIC). Four years later, the second unit starts operating and towards 2010, the fourth unit became operational, which in total supplies an approximate power of 600 MW.

Our Participation

For this initiative, our experience in the development of energy projects allowed performing a geological and geotechnical evaluation of the cooling water tunnels for units III and IV as well as for the foundation excavations for these two units of the thermal power plant complex. Therefore, between 2009 and 2010 the company contributed—through the contractor—the strategic vision for the development of this important energy project located in the III Region.