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Revision as of 17:07, 26 July 2011
Location of the site:
- Country: Ethiopia
- District: Arbegona
- River: Gange
- GPS Coordinates: 6º34’40’’N 38º41’50.3’’ E
The MHP power plant Gobecho I has a capacity of 7 kW. It was inaugurated in December 2010 and is estimated to have the capacity to supply a total of 700 persons with electricity (given that no public facilities such as schools and health centers are connected). As of May 2011, the plant supplied energy for 16 households (which equals 160 connected persons, given that the average household size in the area is 10 persons), 9 coffee places, 5 shops, a cinema, a health center, a school as well as a church.
Start of construction: at the beginning of 2009
Date of Commissioning: 26 Feb. 2010
Ownership / Operation Modell: Gobecho Genet Electric users cooperative/Community based cooperative Society
Tariff structure: Flat rate/monthly based per appliance
Turbine: T-3 Cross flow turbine/Locally manufactured
Generator: A.C. Synchronous Generator/ Power 10kW, 400v, 50hz, 1500r/min, 3 phase
Gobecho I waterfall | Gobecho I powerhouse |
Gobecho I weir and intake | Gobecho I turbine |
During Gobecho I testing | Gobecho I |
People enjoying the benefits of electricity supplied by the MHP | Gobecho I grid |
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