Colbún Hydroelectric Plant
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Colbún Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric power station in Maule Region
, Chile
. The plant uses water from Colbún Lake
and produces 400MW of electricity
. The plant was built by ENDESA
in 1985 but is currently run by Colbún S.A.
Maule Region
The VII Maule Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. The plant uses water from Colbún Lake
Colbún Lake
Colbún Lake is an artificial reservoir in the Maule Region in Chile, located 48 km southeast of the city of Talca, the regional capital. With an area of 5,700 hecatares and a capacity of 1,490,000 m³ it is the largest artificial reservoir in Chile...
and produces 400MW of electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
. The plant was built by ENDESA
Endesa (Chile)
Endesa Chile is the largest electric utility company in Chile. It was created as a subsidiary of the state-owned CORFO in 1 December 1943 and was privatized in 1989. As of April 2009, it is owned by Enersis with a 60% stake, which in turn is 61% owned by Endesa International SA, a wholly owned...
in 1985 but is currently run by Colbún S.A.
Colbún S.A.
Colbún S.A. is an electric utility company in Chile. The company was created in 1982 and privatized in 1997. Originally it had only two hydroelectric plants, Machicura and Colbún from where it gets it name. Today Colbún S.A. generates a total of 2514 MW of which 1274 comes from hydropower and 1236...