Serra da Mesa - Brazil
A contract for the modernization of the excitation system at the Serra da Mesa hydropower plant in Brazil was awarded to ANDRITZ HYDRO by CPFL Energia and Furnas.
This hydroelectric power plant has an installed capacity of 1,275 MW and is situated on the Tocantins River near Minaçu, in Goiás state. HPP Serra da Mesa creates, at 54.4 million m³, the largest reservoir by volume in Brazil. It is indispensable to the interconnected Brazilian energy system.
The contractual scope of supply comprises design, supply, delivery, and commissioning of three excitation systems, including the new HIPASE-E regulators with redundancy. Commissioning of the first unit is scheduled for the end of 2016.
This order represents an important excitation reference for the new HIPASE platform developed by ANDRITZ HYDRO.
TECHNICAL DATA
| Output | 3×425 MW |
| Voltage | 15 kV |
| Head | 117.2 m |
| Speed | 120 rpm |
| Runner diameter | 6,000 mm |
| Av. annual production | 6,300 GWh |
