| El Cimarrón hydroelectric project | |
|---|---|
| Country | El Salvador |
| Coordinates | 14°15′34″N 89°16′10″W / 14.25944°N 89.26944°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Proposed |
| Construction cost | $455 million |
| Owner(s) | Comisión Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Lempa River |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 592 million m3 |
| Surface area | 15.3 km² |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 354 m |
| Installed capacity | 261 MW |
| Annual generation | 863 GW·h |
Cimarron Hydroelectric Power Project a hydroelectric power plant in El Salvador, that was to start construction in 2010. The plant would have been be located in the upper basin of the Lempa River, upstream of the Cerrón Grande Hydroelectric Dam. The proposed location of the dam was between the town of Agua Caliente on the left shore and Metapán, Santa Ana, on the right shore. A tunnel would divert water from the Lempa River to a powerhouse and substation to be built near Agua Caliente.[1] With an estimated capacity of 261 megawatts, the project would have increased El Salvador's total generation capacity by almost 25%.[citation needed]
The project was abandoned in 2009 by President Mauricio Funes, but has been considered again since 2016.[2]
- ^ "Proyecto Hidroeléctrico El Cimarrón". Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "Autonoma evalua retomar el proyecto de la presa El Cimarron". Noticias de El Salvador - elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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