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Aguacapa Dam

The Aguacapa Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Aguacapa ) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Aguacapa River in Escuintla, Guatemala.

The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 300,000&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>. The water is transported to the powerhouse through a 12.04&nbsp;km long tunnel and a 3.65&nbsp;km long pressure tube. The plant has Pelton turbines, with a total installed capacity of 90&nbsp;MW. The plant has a net level declination of 490.6&nbsp;m, and a designed flow of 7.33&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/s per unit.

The plant's total output between 1981 and 2006 was 6600.96&nbsp;GWh, which amounts to an average annual electricity generation of 264&nbsp;GWh.

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