This corporate profile provides a comprehensive overview of a hydropower portfolio consisting of three run-of-river plants. The document focuses on technical specifications, project scale, and financial outlook, this is a READY TO BUILD PROJECT.
Portfolio Overview
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Project Type: The portfolio consists of three run-of-river hydropower plants, currently in the final approval and construction planning phase.
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Total Installed Capacity: The combined capacity is 8,769 kW (8.77 MW).
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Annual Energy Production: The plants are projected to produce approximately 50 million kWh (50 GWh) per year.
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Catchment Area: The project benefits from a substantial catchment area of approximately 4,400 square kilometers, characterized by favorable annual precipitation levels.
Technical Specifications
Each of the three power plants features a standardized technical design and high-quality components to ensure efficient operation.
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Turbines: Each plant is equipped with two double-regulated Kaplan turbines.
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Nominal Output: Each turbine has a nominal output of 1,453 kW, totaling approximately 2.923 MW per plant.
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Generators: The system uses two 1,560 kVA 3-phase synchronous generators per plant.
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Grid Connection: Units connect to the medium-voltage grid through dedicated 1,700 kVA transformers.
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Control Systems: The plants utilize PLC (Siemens S7-1500) control units, SCADA systems, and VPN-based remote control for optimized management.
Project Status and Licensing
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Environmental & Generation Authorizations: Environmental impact assessments and power generation authorizations are already complete.
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Water & Building Permits: Water abstraction licenses and the final building permit (comprehensive authorization) are expected to be finalized by mid-2025.
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Grid Integration: Preliminary talks with the primary grid operator have been initiated, with connection points located in the immediate vicinity of the sites.
Financial and Investment Key Figures
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EBITDA: Estimated at approximately €5.0 million.
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Feed-in Tariff: 110 € per MW under the current tariff structure (FER-X).
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Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE): 0.1026 €/kWh.