«Rehabilitation of Calca» Hydropower Project

«Compañía Electrica Calca S.A.C» proposes to rehabilitate the old Hydropower Plant of Calca, by using the same facilities of the old plant, performing some upgrades and acquiring the necessary equipment for working and operating. The project will have an installed capacity of 3.00 MW, with two turbine-generator groups, and an annual electric energy production of 19.85 GW-h. In the rehabilitation of this hydropower there are two aspects to consider: First, the Civil works include the design and construction of two intakes, a forebay, replace actual penstock, anchors and supporting bases, new foundation for the equipment in the powerhouse , maintenance of channels. Second, the complete electromechanical equipment, and a transmission line to connect to the national grid. The plant shall be located close to city of Calca, 3.6 km. in the region of Cusco.

Baseline Scenario

Which emissions are the proposed Clean Development Mechanism CDM project displacing?
«Calca» project is a small CDM project that will displace from the national grid, some thermal power plants that use diesel, residual (bunker), carbon or natural gas as fuel, reducing in this way GHG emissions.
What would the future look like without the proposed CDM project?
The new additions in the future to the grid basically will be thermoelectric plants with natural gas in combined cycle plants replacing most of the other plants with other plants with oils, of all types.
It is an opportunity to increase the clean electric power generation and to reduce or substitute the oil/gas fired thermal power stations in an already increasing power deficit system.
What would the estimated total greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction be with the project?
According to the most recent version of Appendix B to the simplified M&P for small-scale CDM project activities («Appendix B»), the type and category of the project activity for The Project is: Type I: Renewable Energy Project. Category D: Renewable electricity generation for a grid. The World Bank Carbon Finance Business applied this methodology to Peru and got a baseline emission factor of 577 tCO2/GWh.
Therefore, the rehabilitation of «Calca» will displace approximately 11,811 tCO2e each/year, which otherwise will be emitted by thermal power plants of the national grid.

Current Status

Earliest project start date
«Calca project» has almost all its civil works constructed and in good condition, but it needs all the electromechanical equipment, so in one year, with the financial support, it could start generating electricity.
Estimate of time required before becoming operational
One year, after the finance is granted.
What is the project lifetime?
More than 50 Years
Current status or phase of the project:
• Water use authorization is already given.
• We are in search of financial support or partner
• A Letter of Intention has already signed to purchase the energy, by the local area power distributor

Estimated Emission Reductions

Annual: an average of 11,453 tCO2e

• Up to and including 2012: 68,721 tCO2e
• Up to a period of 10 years: 114,534 tCO2e
• Up to a period of 7 years: 80,174 tCO2e
• Up to a period of 14 years: 160,348 tCO2e

Project Benefits

• There will be no environmental impact, since the rehabilitation will be done on existing structures.
• The improvement of irrigation techniques on the border communities.
• In the future, regulation of the lagoons to increase the amount of water to be used for the agriculture as well.
• Contribution to the ONG’s, to improve the level of life for the Community.

Project Participant and Financing

Total project cost estimate:
• Investment Budget: US$ 2,630,000
• Annual Expenditures: US$ 105,000
• Annual Incomes (including carbon credits): US$ 521,000

Sources of finance to be sought or already identified:
• We are seeking a source of finance or/and partner
• Carbon finance contribution sought: As much as we can have in advance.

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