Misicuni Dam Profile
Location
Countries: Bolivia
Basins: Beni
Rivers: Misicuni
Project Information
Capacity: 120 MW
Flooded Area: 5 Km2
Cost: US$ 115.0 million
Operational Status: Under Construction
Companies Involved: Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (ENDE) / Empresa Misicuni
More Information
Location:
Quillacollo, Cochabamba department.
General characteristics:
- The Misicuni Dam is part of a multipurpose project and will be implemented in two phases.
- During the first one, already started, the dam installed capacity will be 80MW. During the second phase this energy potential would increase to 120 MW.
Population on the reservoir area:
319 families, 1365 people.
Indigenous communities affected:
- Patapampa.
- Misicuni.
- Uyuni.
- Sivingani.
- Kochamayu.
- Aguadas.
- San Isidro.
- Putucuni.
- Misicuni 2.
Protected areas affected:
Tunari National Park.
Financing (first phase):
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - 101 million dollars.
- National Treasury (TGN) - 14 million dollars.
Timeline:
- Construction started in April 2010.
- Implementation period: April 2010 - October 2013.
- Operations expected to start in November 2013.
Links:
- Bolivia signs Italian firm to build Misicuni Dam
- BID: Misicuni Watershed Environmental Management project: Loan proposal
- Bolivia: Italian government to provide US$93mn for Misicuni project
- Bank Information Center: IDB approves funds for Misicuni hydroelectric project
- The hydroelectric projects of Madeira and Misicuni
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Misicuni's Transmission Line
Source:
- Información de Proyectos de Inversión para Financiamiento
- Misicuni Renewable Energy Hydroelectric Project: Document from the Inter-American Development Bank
- Ministerio de Hidrocarburos & Energía
- Informe de gestión 2009: proyecciones del sector 2010-2015
- Estrategia Nacional de Hidrocarburos
- Estudio de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental (EEIA)
- Estudio de Impacto Ambiental
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